- present participle of galvanize.
galvanizing
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The portrait—often known as “Whipped Peter”—became a lightning rod for the Abolitionist cause, galvanizing many Northerners who had yet to see the effects of slavery firsthand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
“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
This time he mixes star heroism with you-are-there spectacle and the results can be galvanizing if awkwardly framed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Rather, he “devoured” the book: it struck him like a jolt of electricity, both paralyzing and galvanizing him.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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