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as in energy
active strength of body or mind
she was picked to lead the volunteer group because of her vigor and enthusiasm
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as in strength
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
a drug for lowering cholesterol that acts with proven vigor
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Recent Examples of vigor
There Is Less Baggage With Buddy Hield Than Klay Thompson
Now, there is a chance that Hield is just on a heater and that his shooting cools off, the rim finishing regresses back to his past averages, and his newfound defensive vigor runs out of gas.
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Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The firm has been betting on the South with even greater vigor since 2021, when Morali became CEO and Nicole was made president.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Neither are refuted or corrected with the same vigor and enthusiasm seen when the seed of scandal is first set.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The Trump team is denying that allegation and throwing its weight behind the former president’s stamina and vigor.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
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Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The firm has been betting on the South with even greater vigor since 2021, when Morali became CEO and Nicole was made president.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Neither are refuted or corrected with the same vigor and enthusiasm seen when the seed of scandal is first set.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The Trump team is denying that allegation and throwing its weight behind the former president’s stamina and vigor.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigor
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This gluten-free grain offers protein, healthful fats and carbs to support good health and give you lasting energy.Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 7 Dec. 2024
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The distillery is partially powered by solar energy, and water is recycled for irrigation.Rachel King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Giants have had some outstanding pitching performances in recent years, but clutch hitting has not been a team strength.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This includes the strength collection, its play in the bond-building category.Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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In his drive to juice profits, Stellantis’ Tavares was slow to cut prices as demand fell last summer, thereby ignoring the needs of customers, dealers, and suppliers.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Statins known to interact with grapefruit juice include simvastatin, atorvastatin, and lovastatin.2 Statins are metabolized through CYP3A4 enzymes.Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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On Sunday night, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, who was facing possible prison time for gun and tax convictions, despite previously promising not to use presidential powers in his son’s criminal cases.Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2024
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Anonymity—be it through media sources or within our justice system—is as central to holding power to account as is a free press.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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The Symphony aspires to perform live symphonic music of excellence, beauty, and vitality at a consistently high level.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Just the fact that DeBose’s character, Calypso, has gone from being a Spidey-baiting Haitian voodoo priestess with a zombie slave-trade sideline in the comics to a slick attorney is an indication of how little vitality screenwriters Richard Wenk, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway mine from the material.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition to providing a momentary escape from flight delays and restless children, this type of micro-mobility for the workplace also helps build employees’ muscles for choosing the best places to do their work.Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Senate report released Sunday said the company forces workers to repeat the same movements hundreds, if not thousands, of times each shift, resulting in extremely high rates of injury to their muscles and joints.Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Watch Hot Frosty on Netflix Family Switch The Walker family members are all caught up in their individual lives and beginning to drift apart.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The ordinary stuff of domestic life is evident all around them: laundry drying outside a window, or an older sibling’s toys strewn in a corner.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The process of diagnosing how to durably unlock the attacking dynamism the Canucks were able to lean on in the first half of last season, and which was blunted somewhat down the stretch and into the postseason, is ongoing for Tocchet and his assistants this offseason.Jimmy Durkin, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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This last part is vital as the pace of technological advancement around deepfakes, coupled with the more general dynamism of the IT landscape, means both employers and employees must adapt quickly to minimize disruption and maintain business continuity.Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Vigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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