as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
impressed the interviewers with his poise and brio
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Recent Examples of brio
The untethered, anarchic, comic brio of Robbins’ novels feels incompatible with today’s world, as though the intervening years have been explicitly designed to stamp out this spirit and replace it with something that can be bought and sold, something governable.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
At Atletico, his natural brio repeatedly slammed into the brick wall of Diego Simeone’s personality.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
There’s nothing minor about Chablis’ role here: Ghee commands the stage with so much zest, brio and life that everything else feels sepia-toned by comparison.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
Darcy’s singing may sometimes bring to mind the stentorian declamations of the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, but there’s also a strain of petulant hot-guy brio in his voice that a Strokes fan might recognize.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
At Atletico, his natural brio repeatedly slammed into the brick wall of Diego Simeone’s personality.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
There’s nothing minor about Chablis’ role here: Ghee commands the stage with so much zest, brio and life that everything else feels sepia-toned by comparison.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
Darcy’s singing may sometimes bring to mind the stentorian declamations of the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, but there’s also a strain of petulant hot-guy brio in his voice that a Strokes fan might recognize.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brio
Noun
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Microsoft has emphasized the risks in remaining on Windows 10 with the same vigor as the benefits in moving to Windows 11.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Floratam, a variety marketed for more than 40 years, is the most popular being a traditional St. Augustine with lots of vigor.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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China unveiled a new national energy law at the beginning of 2025 to coordinate its many energy-centric efforts.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Taiwan has also pledged to increase investment in the United States, purchase more U.S. energy and boost defense spending to more than three percent of GDP in a bid to head off Trump’s levies.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Aug. 2025
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This Cabernet Franc rosé, sourced from the gravelly flatlands along the Vienne River in Chinon, channels the producer’s signature intensity and verve.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 July 2025
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Princess Charlotte added ruffles and youthful verve to her navy and white polka dot Guess dress for Sunday’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 final match between England and Spain in Basel, Switzerland.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 July 2025
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“Brio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brio. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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