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as in energetic
having active strength of body or mind
he remains healthy and vigorous despite being over 80 years old
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as in sturdy
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
vigorous and sturdy little sheep bred to live in mountainous regions
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as in aggressive
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
offered a vigorous dissent to the proposal
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as in strong
not showing weakness or uncertainty
gave the bottle of sauce a vigorous shaking
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Recent Examples of vigorous
Those storage spots typically contain enough glycogen to fuel 90 to 120 minutes of vigorous movement, such as running.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
February 9, 1893: With pure, vigorous blood coursing through the veins and animating every fiber of the body, cold weather is not only endurance but pleasant and agreeable.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In every sense: There's the sensitivity, redness, and texture that comes with late nights and vigorous face-scrubbing, along with the general cold-weather malaise.
—Vogue Club, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
No more hugs On the other hand, the 2020 confirmation hearing for Barrett showed Democrats the dangers of not having a vigorous spokesperson to lead the charge.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 Jan. 2025
February 9, 1893: With pure, vigorous blood coursing through the veins and animating every fiber of the body, cold weather is not only endurance but pleasant and agreeable.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In every sense: There's the sensitivity, redness, and texture that comes with late nights and vigorous face-scrubbing, along with the general cold-weather malaise.
—Vogue Club, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
No more hugs On the other hand, the 2020 confirmation hearing for Barrett showed Democrats the dangers of not having a vigorous spokesperson to lead the charge.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigorous
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The collection includes portraits of McCartney’s bandmates—John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—as well as evocative self-portraits and energetic scenes captured through car windows as the band navigated the chaos of their newfound fame.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the longer, bigger flares may occur due to magnetic reconnection events, or when two different magnetic fields collide near the black hole and release energetic particles moving near the speed of light.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Among albums, Four Symbols is the sturdiest winner.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The additional accessories include two cloth liners, a sturdy lame with a wooden handle, four spare lame blades and a blade cover.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Instead, her life was turned upside down last week after President Donald Trump’s administration began instituting mass layoffs as part of an aggressive effort to trim the federal workforce.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Beef, coffee and orange juice are among groceries with higher prices, but eggs are uniquely affected by the aggressive strain of avian flu, which has strained supply.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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Engaging with patient safety expertise will be crucial in creating a robust regulatory environment that balances the drive for innovation with the necessity of safeguarding patient health.—
Rob El Kareh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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The company reported a 115% year-over-year increase in revenue, surpassing analysts’ estimates and signaling robust user engagement despite market volatility.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
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Here’s what researchers at Big Bend National Park are saying about this hardy rare bloom.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2025
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Perkins gives us the randomness of extraordinarily bad fortune and, for a lucky few, the value of a hardy survival instinct.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Fed again zeroed in on the potentially inflationary effects of Trump’s economic agenda, this time in more emphatic terms.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Could there be a more emphatic conflation of symbolic maleness and brute force?—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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For his next attempt, Stephon Castle nabbed a solid hammer slam off an alley-oop look.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Vigorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigorous. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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