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Recent Examples of brio 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 Brimming with charisma and brio, Trump came from the political wilderness in 2016 to win the presidency, seeming to many the nation’s deliverance from proliferating woes. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024 Known for his brash attitude and flashy designer suits, super-lobbyist Tony Podesta’s Washington, D.C., mansion, which just sold for $8.2 million, exhibits the same sort of eye-catching brio. Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for brio
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Noun
  • Among many independent political analysts, though, Biden's defeat seemed all but guaranteed, given voters' alarm about inflation and immigration as well as concern about his vigor.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • Following a time of recuperation, Pallister is ready to channel her vigor into this new label.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Solar thermal setups capture the Sun's heat rather than its light, use reflectors to concentrate sunlight onto a receiver, and convert solar radiation directly into heat energy.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
  • Duki’s Ameri World Tour, presented by Live Nation, arrived to Miami on Saturday (May 17) — packed with energy, Argentinean pride, and rock star attitude.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • This year, artists booked coveted space with self-promotional ads that showed remarkable creativity and verve.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • And this was critical: Pelle Larsson aced this third start, providing the type of rugged effort, across-the-board contributions and defensive verve that have earned him admiration from the coaching staff and teammates.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Brio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brio. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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