- present participle of galvanize.
galvanizing
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Despite the uproar, experts said the salute by Smith and Carlos was a defining moment for Black people, galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
She said the peaceful demonstrations since the start of the sprawling immigration raids were a strength of the movement galvanizing against the raids.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
According to Ms. Weinman, the trial had a galvanizing effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
“North” was a galvanizing book for its bog poems as well as sequences such as “Singing School” and “Whatever You Say Say Nothing”:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“I should tell her I’ve arrived,” Pet said, and Jam jumped up, a current of alarm galvanizing her.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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