galvanic
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breathtaking, charged, electric, electrifying, exciting, exhilarating, exhilarative, galvanizing, hair-raising, heart-stopping, inspiring, intoxicating, kicky, mind-bending, mind-blowing, mind-boggling, rip-roaring, rousing, stimulating, stirring, thrilling
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That caused economic carnage—but also gave digital payments a galvanic boost. — The Economist, "Indians are switching to digital payments in droves," 6 June 2019 Under the galvanic direction of Grant Park’s principal conductor and artistic director, the performances carried enough strength and vitality to reduce a few errant notes and ensemble blemishes in the orchestral playing to inconsequentiality. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Grant Park Music Festival opens with a choral blockbuster under friendly skies," 14 June 2018 As the film’s title announces, Ms. Driver’s subject is Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist who died in 1988, at 27, yet who still produced a galvanic body of work. — New York Times, "Review: ‘Boom for Real’ Is a Beguiling Look at a Teenage Basquiat," 30 Apr. 2018 Corrosion usually happens when someone installs fancy aftermarket metal caps that develop a galvanic reaction, especially where salt is used to treat the roads. — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, "Water leaks in cars can be as elusive as mermaids," 6 May 2017 Mac, a galvanic performer who combines the otherworldly gender fluidity of Ziggy Stardust and the unstoppable razzle-dazzle of a post-modern Liza Minnelli, could easily stop traffic in these groves of academe with a simple change in headdress. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "Taylor Mac on gay history, 'Hamilton' and his epic 24-hour extravaganza at the Ace," 14 Mar. 2018 For the follow-up to last year’s galvanic sets, Morrison returns with decidedly smaller forces, leading a quartet. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "From Morrison to Monk, a weekend of tantalizing music," 25 Jan. 2018 The moment at lunchtime when @george_osborne tweets his paper’s front page, its lead editorial, and a frequently savage political cartoon is now a galvanic juncture in the day’s news cycle. — Ed Caesar, Esquire, "George Osborne's Revenge," 15 Sep. 2017 An explosive rock outfit from Providence, R.I., Downtown Boys are recent signees to Seattle’s storied SubPop label, and have just released The Cost Of Living, a galvanic salvo in which lead singer Victoria Ruiz speaks up for the dispossessed. — Philly.com, "Everything you need to know about Made in America Day Two," 3 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'galvanic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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