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Noun
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That unique tone, captured with zeal by a charismatic ensemble led by Fred Ward, Kevin Bacon, and Reba McEntire, is what makes Ron Underwood's horror-comedy about giant worms terrorizing a remote desert town such a good hang.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025 -
But Chernus talks at us with the condescending zeal of a true music-lover, and his cheeky tirades about the history of jazz — and why Jarrett’s gift for improvisation is unique even in the context of such a freeform genre — are entertaining and educational in equal measure.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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Why the Phillies, trying to sell him on the fervor of their market, showed him a chart detailing how the reaction of fans to a Kyle Schwarber home run in the 2022 World Series registered on the Richter scale.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Tireless retail buying And anything resembling the demise of the speculative fervor is hard to locate.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cannot manage with the confidence and verve in handling his pitching staff last October; a rickety bullpen can make a skipper look skittish.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Don Coryell would’ve liked their verve.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thompson; Hoss adds a blaze-of-glory brio to Eileen’s downfall; Thompson; a visual palette that prizes both old-school glamour and pomo maximalism; and Thompson.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The print of the film came from the Cinémathèque Française, and was accompanied with brio by a pianist, John Sweeney—but not by a pianist alone.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Colorado’s newest town, incorporated as a self-governing municipality from Summit County in 2024, has embraced its autonomy with gusto.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mendelsohn tackles this with gusto alongside Uzo Aduba as his wife.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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Grass seedlings are tender and need several weeks to gain vigor before frost and freezing temperatures blanket the lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Though Leo’s lyrics are raw and scribed with vigor and delivered with a backing choir that breaks down into soprano, alto, and tenor vibrato, the track feels too theatric and out of step sonically with the rest of the album.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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That ardor has endured since its Sundance debut.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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The power of an abiding trinity is also not lost on Winter, who will be interacting with three women in their sixties and beyond, the ardor of long lives adding dimension to the dance.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Their products contain the proprietary Goddess molecule, which is meant to strengthen the natural structure of hair, defend it against environmental and chemical damage and preserve its long-term vitality.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the unique vitality of our homegrown production ensures a healthy, resilient, and dynamic environment for international shoots, with consistently high activity levels regardless of market fluctuations.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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“élan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9lan. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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