1
: possessing or showing strong emotion
attacked the author in a highly charged review
2
: capable of arousing strong emotion
a politically charged subject
3
: having an amount of electricity
charged particles
Examples of charged in a Sentence
The singer gave an emotionally charged interview.
an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect
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For context, geomagnetic storms are caused by fiery eruptions from the sun's surface that send charged particles zipping toward our planet.
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 20 May 2025
The ceremony came at a charged moment, coinciding with Columbia University canceling its graduation ceremony (and largely closing off its campus).
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
Of course, genocide is a charged and redolent term, recalling the systematic precision of the Holocaust and the society-wide butchery of the Rwandan genocide.
—Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
If the politically charged and educationally dubious material at a recent major conference for educators is any indication, then the answer is no.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 20 May 2025
The ceremony came at a charged moment, coinciding with Columbia University canceling its graduation ceremony (and largely closing off its campus).
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024
Of course, genocide is a charged and redolent term, recalling the systematic precision of the Holocaust and the society-wide butchery of the Rwandan genocide.
—Kristina Hook, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2022
If the politically charged and educationally dubious material at a recent major conference for educators is any indication, then the answer is no.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charged. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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charged
adjective
: showing or able to cause strong feelings
an emotionally charged subject
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