as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
the actor plays the part of the superhero with tremendous verve and obvious enjoyment
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That aspect of the viticulture gives this a deeper concentration of fruit and structure, but, in the tradition of classic Provence, still maintains its freshness and verve.
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Nearly unlimited recreational options should exhaust kids with plenty of verve.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
As recounted in droll, sardonic voice-over by envious B-teamer Lisa (Marla Sokoloff, who serves the Keyser Soze narration role with verve and bitchiness), their leader — the sweet, slightly dim Diane — was kicked out of her home by her parents after getting pregnant.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
Director Shawn Levy stages the cartoonish violence with less verve than David Leitch’s in Deadpool 2, which featured the franchise’s paradigmatic transition — from the close-up of a sphincter to a human eye — making the point that this is all excrement.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Nearly unlimited recreational options should exhaust kids with plenty of verve.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
As recounted in droll, sardonic voice-over by envious B-teamer Lisa (Marla Sokoloff, who serves the Keyser Soze narration role with verve and bitchiness), their leader — the sweet, slightly dim Diane — was kicked out of her home by her parents after getting pregnant.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2024
Director Shawn Levy stages the cartoonish violence with less verve than David Leitch’s in Deadpool 2, which featured the franchise’s paradigmatic transition — from the close-up of a sphincter to a human eye — making the point that this is all excrement.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verve. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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