life force

noun

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In astrology, the sun represents our core essence, our identity and the life force that drives us forward. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Electricity, once a universal animating life force, is now directed in ways totally alien to our evolution. Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024 And they’re all being driven on ultimately by Dr. Curien, whose life force and intelligence lives on, almost like AI. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 That life force escapes in bursts, most potently in their javelin-like ascents from the sea floor. Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life force 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life force was in 1848

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“Life force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20force. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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