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She played with skill and verve.
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Her positivity and verve are palpable, even via Zoom.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Even when the Dexter franchise felt aimless — New Blood and Original Sin were very much in that category — Hall has always been 100 percent committed to playing Dexter Morgan, serial killer of serial killers, with as much verve or nuance as required.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
From horse racing to rodeo, through the cultivation of farm fields and homesteads, to the creation of country music and the rhythmic steps of line dancing, the unmistakable verve and style of these endemic expressions can be traced directly to the innovations of Black folks.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
With the beer and the drunkenness and the verve that Yazid had shown in stabbing himself, and not wanting to draw attention to the episode, Kamran didn’t make a fuss.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
Even when the Dexter franchise felt aimless — New Blood and Original Sin were very much in that category — Hall has always been 100 percent committed to playing Dexter Morgan, serial killer of serial killers, with as much verve or nuance as required.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
From horse racing to rodeo, through the cultivation of farm fields and homesteads, to the creation of country music and the rhythmic steps of line dancing, the unmistakable verve and style of these endemic expressions can be traced directly to the innovations of Black folks.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 25 Nov. 2025
With the beer and the drunkenness and the verve that Yazid had shown in stabbing himself, and not wanting to draw attention to the episode, Kamran didn’t make a fuss.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verve. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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verve
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: lively enthusiasm
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