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vivifying

verb

present participle of vivify

as in stimulating

to give life, vigor, or spirit to this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school

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While stimulating a fresh sense of observation, Selwyn also wanted to counter some myths about museums.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
But now this new syndrome, Alpha-gal syndrome, is stimulating communities to say, 'Enough is enough.

— David Pogue, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

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