1
as in qi
a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings
many Eastern cultures believe in the significance of life energy in the healing process
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2
as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
for a woman of advanced years, she has remarkable energy
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as in fuel
something with a usable capacity for doing work
some of the power needs of the house are provided by solar energy
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as in power
the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task
I'm so tired that I don't think I have the energy to take another step
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Recent Examples of energy
Knowledgeable teammates and patient coaches prepared the young player for the pulsating energy of Wrigley Field.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Several sections of the bill also terminate the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, the Residential Clean Energy Credit, New Energy Efficient Home Credit and the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Available for adoption through Our Companions’ Re-homing Program, Rocco is 2 years old and looking to find a home that can better suit his youthful energy and size.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
These mental health challenges aren’t occurring just because women have multiple baby fathers and are mixing energies with multiple men.
—Essence, 23 June 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Several sections of the bill also terminate the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, the Residential Clean Energy Credit, New Energy Efficient Home Credit and the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Available for adoption through Our Companions’ Re-homing Program, Rocco is 2 years old and looking to find a home that can better suit his youthful energy and size.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
These mental health challenges aren’t occurring just because women have multiple baby fathers and are mixing energies with multiple men.
—Essence, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for energy
Noun
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It is believed that a women’s qi, or life force, is depleted while giving birth.—
Clarissa Wei,
Bon Appétit,
16 Sep. 2024
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Those with strong qi, who can learn to channel it, make for fierce, skilled warriors.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
5 Sep. 2020
Noun
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The findings revealed that micro-breaks were significantly associated with lower levels of fatigue and higher levels of vigor by the end of the day.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The weeds have returned with vigor since construction began on the north side because volunteers can’t get in until the work is completed, Mercer said.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member wanted the band to continue after his death Ronnie Van Zant was killed in a plane crash in October 1977 when the band’s chartered flight bound for Louisiana ran out of fuel.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Native Hawaiians upset with the U.S. military’s history of damaging Hawaiian lands with target practice and fuel leaks want the Army out.—
Audrey McAvoy,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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There's more than enough power in the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models to allow macOS to run smoothly on the hardware.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Big Brother went from America voting out the houseguests to the housemates voting out their own with weekly competitions to have ultimate power as Head of Household.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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But there’s an aura of inevitability around the Blue Jays right now.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Among the 16 all-new Houseguests competing for the $750,000 grand prize this summer are an aura painter, a dungeon master and a professional bull rider.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Oil and gas are cheap and reliable and over the past 100 years have lifted the economic status of populations.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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And these particular reservoirs of oil and gas worked their way upward through layers of rock until they became enmeshed in the sandstone.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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So the issue now is time — time needed to build back his arm strength.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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His narrower frame is expected to boost his speed while maintaining his strength.—
Mike Kaye
July 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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The same spirit that saved my education, that ensures your holiday package arrives on time, could be written out of the equation altogether.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The fun-loving spirit of the shimmery product was captured in the punky campaign, inspired by the 2012 thriller in which Gomez starred alongside Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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“Energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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