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as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
has the youthful, adventurous zing to go out and conquer mountains
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as in spice
the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses
the razor-sharp repartee puts some zing into the movie an addition of ginger to give the marmalade a little extra zing
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Recent Examples of zing
Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Notes of patchouli add a hint of spice, lemon a fresh zing, cassis (aka a blackcurrant-like fruit) adds fruitiness, and sandalwood and Ambroxan a woody base to ground everything together.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2010
The author will zing them up to boost your culinary entertaining quotient.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
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Noun
The punch of rum is perfectly complemented with the pop of ginger beer and finished off with a zing of lime.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Notes of patchouli add a hint of spice, lemon a fresh zing, cassis (aka a blackcurrant-like fruit) adds fruitiness, and sandalwood and Ambroxan a woody base to ground everything together.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Verb
The next step: Leck would like to enable the bot to learn new arguments from other climate debates that constantly zing around on Twitter.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2010
The author will zing them up to boost your culinary entertaining quotient.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
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None of this is news to the people who hold down the fort at the once-insanely-lucrative regional sports networks, a subset of the programming ecosystem that arguably has been clobbered with more frequency and vigor than any other element.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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And taken together, his books reflect the abounding curiosity and vigor that defined his approach to life.Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Prep and measure all your spices and set them aside.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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This air sign is all about celebrating your one-of-a-kind spice while finding power with your people.Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
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Graphic by Sohail Al-Jamea & David Newcomb The bicycle lane on Stockton Boulevard is barely two feet wide in most places, leaving cyclists a few inches from speeding traffic.Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Once inaugurated, President Trump can speed things along by gathering the remnants of America’s sleepy and fragmented maritime bureaucracy under the umbrella of an empowered and dynamic maritime leader—in a new Cabinet-level post or a high-level Directorship at the National Security Council.Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Then factor in your activity level (from sedentary to very active) to estimate your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)—the calories needed to maintain your current weight.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Although Trump remains an advocate of U.S. energy dominance and independence, Alamariu expects this stance will help oil stocks more than oil prices.Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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The finish is long and sweet, with lingering herbal, earthy, orange zest and mild pepper notes.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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More international fare Whole Foods expects more snacks and packaging to come with a foreign zest, such as mango sticky rice chips, plantain tostones and chile-crunch edamame oil and nut mixes.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Parker Higgins owes me an explanation, because his puzzle inspired, and then summarily dashed, my hopes of solving an entirely rhyming crossword.Sam Corbin, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nearly one year ago, on Dec. 10, 2023 — at the same resort — a skier got a surprise when a bear appeared at the edge of the run, and then dashed right across the skier’s path.David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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Rice and Sweet Soy Sauce — $6 All Mini Bowls served with a Gimme Seaweed snack, a choice of rice or Japchae noodles and a choice of milk or juice.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
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On a night-to-night basis, this team has battled through some inconsistency and obviously a head coach wears that, but of late, the battle level has been higher, even as the team has largely run out of juice with one of its top centremen and its entire top pair sidelined.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The key to its flavor is a balance of sweet, spice, piquancy and heat, which creates a balanced and addictive bite.Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
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While there are pops of piquancy in Landon’s script, her direction and the performances (with the exception of Woodard) fail to inspire much more than a shrug.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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“Zing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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