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Recent Examples of brisk Even moderate exercise, like a brisk walk, can improve your mood, sleep, and overall energy levels. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 In Zone 2, or around 60%–70% of your maximum heart rate, this may look like brisk walking or light jogging. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025 In its way, this was a high occasion of state, an opportunity for the government to make a display of its brisk, sober ability to act, and to quell the unrest that this horrific and very public murder had aroused. Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025 If left on automatic, the GFX100RF prefers a 1/125-second exposure time, which is brisk enough to eliminate signs of handshake. PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brisk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brisk
Adjective
  • Throughout an offseason devoted to expansive training, that spirit was on full display — including during the lively knockout games at Prentiss’ gym.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Discussions about the fast-changing international TV distribution market are ten-a-penny at industry conferences, but the group made a lively and worthwhile contribution to the pantheon.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Stay open to rapid communication, travel opportunities, or passionate connections.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In this scenario, the rapid spinning movement of the magnetar alters the gamma ray jet.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Facebook users have mentioned that the restaurant is busy as customers are getting in their last few moments of home style Korean cooking.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Chanel rounded out a busy month of parties in New York to celebrate the launch of Bleu de Chanel L’Exclusif, its new men’s fragrance that debuted in August.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jubilant, energetic and celebratory — for small moments and big.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • With an intimate and energetic lens, the film pulls back the curtain on this iconic American gathering, and showcases the rhythms that bring the pow wow to life.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Bitcoin is up about 25% this year, rising as more Wall Street institutions embrace the cryptocurrency and global investors begin to view it as a reputable portfolio allocation and not just a quick trading vehicle.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Its silicone design sits comfortably on the face, while quick preset modes make treatments simple to fit into daily life.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Just down the hill, West Hollywood has lots of other diversions to keep you entertained and at ease, including award-winning spas, sushi omakase at the always-buzzing Uchi, and endless workout opportunities from group fitness classes to Runyon Canyon hikes.
    Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The space itself — bright, polished, and buzzing — sets the tone for a brunch that’s chic without being stiff.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Riegel agrees, noting that the show doesn’t just settle into the tone of a typical animated series, in Critical Role’s style or otherwise.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Those episodes were made with the company's proprietary AI engine, fine-tuned for animated storytelling.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Europe requires a different standard for fast charging.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • According to the reseachers, this unified multirate architecture improves responsiveness and stability by preventing faster subsystems from being held back by slower ones and embedding the jets’ dynamics directly into the prediction horizon.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Brisk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brisk. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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