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
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.
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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
Part of shutting yourself off to such horrors involves being able to move past them, and Civil War, like its characters, glides past each monstrous vignette with unbothered brio.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
Everything is staged with confidence and brio, agreed Charlotte Jones on What's on Stage, and the cast is top-notch.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Mar. 2024
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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
Part of shutting yourself off to such horrors involves being able to move past them, and Civil War, like its characters, glides past each monstrous vignette with unbothered brio.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
Everything is staged with confidence and brio, agreed Charlotte Jones on What's on Stage, and the cast is top-notch.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brio
Noun
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Severe and repeated cases of scale can cause branches to die and reduce a tree’s overall vigor.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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As Zidler, Petkoff portrays with vigor a self-serving weasel, albeit with a heart.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
Noun
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You are not only welcomed but encouraged to bring bold energy to all of these magical experiences!—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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Knowledgeable teammates and patient coaches prepared the young player for the pulsating energy of Wrigley Field.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Which, of course, is how Trump made his own rise, promising, with showman verve, to be the voice of the toiling voiceless who increasingly are in danger of becoming the working poor.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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And the manner in which Victor presents this narrative, with such verve and confidence and tenderness and pitch-black humor, defies easy description.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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“Brio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brio. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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