galvanizing

1. Placement of a thin coat of a metal, such as zinc, over iron or steel to protect the latter from rust. Galvanized metals typically appear shiny.

Example Sentences

This time he mixes star heroism with you-are-there spectacle and the results can be galvanizing if awkwardly framed.

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McConnell described the galvanizing effect the threats have had on him during Thursday’s edition of the nonpartisan Speak Up for Justice forum, a grassroots effort to advocate for judicial independence and judges’ safety.

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Others said similarly that EPA’s move might also have a galvanizing effect.

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But it’s leagues more narratively expansive and honest — and more personally galvanizing — now that I feel like a background extra in Lucas’ universe.

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Whatever Trump’s motives, Canadians are taking the implied threat very seriously, and the effect has been far more galvanizing than most outsiders probably could have predicted.

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Related Words

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• jolt 
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• shock 
• spur 
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• stir 
• stun