as in exhilarating
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as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlivening
Adjective
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This makes her performance—wry and sly and glinting differently from moment to moment—all the more exhilarating.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Racing up an incline facing sideways then going down a hill backwards is an exhilarating experience in itself and it is used to drive the story forward.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But at the time, the theory that providing children with stimulating activities would help them more than rote learning and academic drills was revolutionary.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Jan. 2025
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For only the second time in at least a decade, top leaders last month made stimulating spending and domestic demand their top priority in 2025.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune Asia,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Moreover, with Uranus stationing direct — in your committed seventh house of relationships and commitments — there could be exciting new developments or unexpected shifts in your approach to others or within the foundation of a close relationship.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Those wins, along with the Kiwi's fun-loving personality and exciting fighting style, make his fights must-see TV.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Yet that battle of wills concluded with a thrilling forehand winner from Keys—who instantly burst into tears.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 in a thrilling Australian Open women’s final.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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When on offer, the bisque is an invigorating and refreshing version of the classic.—
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appétit,
21 Oct. 2024
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Across forms and genres, the selection brought an invigorating sense of what’s on tap from African creators in the coming years.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
24 July 2024
Adjective
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Bartholomew Burcham contributes a lively editorial pace and Jeff Russo a sufficiently rousing score.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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By the calculus of marquee appeal, this final face-off makes sense: What could be more rousing, in theory, than Mescal versus Denzel — than pitting a rising star against one of Hollywood’s most bankable veterans?—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a stable and loving home, and every parent deserves the chance to provide that environment without the shadow of systemic bias looming over them.—
Jumara Perry,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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In a short time, my relationship with my mom has gotten more loving and more fun.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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DeSantis’ best choice would have been to appoint a caretaker in Rubio’s place, someone content to keep the seat warm until the next election.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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Also in the Big Apple, Olivia Rodrigo and her beau Louis Partridge try to keep warm in the chilly weather as Ben Stiller promotes Severance season 2.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Enlivening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlivening. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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