How to Use catalyze in a Sentence

catalyze

verb
  • But it can only be led, or at least catalyzed, by states in the region.
    — Sanam Vakil, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
  • The near-miss catalyzed the state to pay closer attention to the dams.
    — Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • Glenelg was quick to respond catalyzed by its press and Chen’s offense.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And that is through having been moved, having been catalyzed to do good, in a moment.
    — Maggie Paxson, Time, 19 Sep. 2019
  • And a global crisis like this one could be a perfect moment to catalyze it.
    — Christopher Keyes, Outside Online, 4 May 2020
  • The workplace is one of the most opportune spaces in which to catalyze this change.
    — Garen Staglin, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
  • But the thing that finally catalyzed the closing of his business was burnout.
    — Eliza Milio, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
  • What was once an online bond evolved into a potluck dinner that catalyzed something greater.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The pandemic could even help to catalyze new ways of doing business.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 July 2020
  • His comments helped to catalyze a fresh scramble higher for the market.
    — New York Times, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Your perspective is ripening, and this can catalyze some shifts that make your world bigger.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024
  • The moment proved catalyzing for De Jong, who sold her first work that same year.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 1 July 2024
  • Higgs points out that listing the species as threatened might catalyze such funding.
    — Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 23 Dec. 2022
  • His goal is to catalyze a mighty industry of space businesses.
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 21 July 2021
  • In Colorado, that new vision was catalyzed by climate change.
    — Megan Kimble, New York Times, 31 May 2024
  • If this can catalyze [the industry] standing up straighter and getting a plan in place, that’s great.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 21 July 2015
  • The album proves that grand artistic ambitions can serve to catalyze as much as to proclaim.
    — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2018
  • But claims about bone broth healing chronic joint pain and catalyzing weight loss tend to be a bit far-fetched, experts say.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The winter catalyzes the group's acceptance of their new normal.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In many ways, the merger catalyzed Forward Air’s downhill slump over the past year.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2024
  • The two killings spurred protests and helped catalyze the Black Lives Matter movement.
    — Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2019
  • There’s no doubt the internet has catalyzed the frenzy around Dunn’s pottery.
    — Courtney Vinopal, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • All these moving and shining parts could both harvest and catalyze the energy of the people in the streets.
    — Thomas De Monchaux, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2022
  • That’s been catalyzed by the new class of more effective weight loss drugs that have been recently approved, with more on the way.
    — Alice Park, Time, 30 June 2023
  • The growth of these marketplaces has been catalyzed in no small part by bankruptcies in the crypto sector.
    — WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
  • To be powerful is to inspire others and to catalyze people toward an idea.
    — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Will Cranston and Paul’s on-screen chemistry catalyze a brand that can thrive in this celebrity universe?
    — Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • And the presence of the stadium alone was not enough to catalyze development.
    — Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022
  • For a time, the downward shift in airfare that Wow catalyzed was joyous—for passengers, at least.
    — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2019
  • Crowder has since sealed up the spot with his play alongside the starters—a grouping that has catalyzed an already elite defensive team.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 22 Mar. 2018

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