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brio

noun

ˈbrē-(ˌ)ō

Definition of brio

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 They are delivered with a confident brio, though the author is careful to enter caveats. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Sir Tom Stoppard, a titan of modern theater and film, whose award-winning works balanced wit and brio with a true curiosity for the depth of human emotion, has died at the age of 88. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2025 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 The Acura corners with near-Italian brio, its variable-ratio steering finely weighted, though the steering is not especially good at transmitting information on the road surface into your hands. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016 See All Example Sentences for brio

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Noun

The Victorian era was awash in handwringing about the loss of male vigor (some of which was blamed on the unnatural intellectual pursuits of women).

— Elizabeth Dray, STAT, 21 July 2026
His ideas were too radical even for many of our Founding Fathers, but the vigor of his writing and the clarity of his thinking were as a spark to gunpowder, and that was coming, too.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of vigor

Noun

Launch safety, orbital debris, broadband access, AI model conduct, content moderation, data use and energy consumption belong to different industry materiality maps.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Even so, the impact she’s already made with her experience, energy and depth has been evident.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

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Noun

That bite and raw intensity produce some of the album’s standout moments, transmuting jungle’s physicality across a wide emotional range with poetic verve and Nia’s woody, vulnerable, yet strident timbre.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Carrick’s side lacked their usual verve in their captain’s absence on Saturday, but the £35million ($47m) deal to bring Youri Tielemans to Old Trafford brings new creative options for a team with further room to develop.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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