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as in energetic
having active strength of body or mind
a dynamic new challenger for the title of heavyweight champion
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as in aggressive
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
a dynamic speech expressing her party's goals and values
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Recent Examples of dynamic
Though familiar, the colors are dynamic.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
The actor and hairstylist was questioned extensively by Blumberg about her dynamic with Weinstein and is expected to face a grilling about its complicated nature when cross-examination begins.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
DeFalco has a unique style involving dynamic zooms, high-stakes scenes with characters talking over each other and a comedic sensibility that lands somewhere between Harmony Korine and John Waters.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Starbucks saw that dynamic play out painfully in fiscal 2024 and 2025 as its same-store sales cratered.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
The actor and hairstylist was questioned extensively by Blumberg about her dynamic with Weinstein and is expected to face a grilling about its complicated nature when cross-examination begins.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
DeFalco has a unique style involving dynamic zooms, high-stakes scenes with characters talking over each other and a comedic sensibility that lands somewhere between Harmony Korine and John Waters.
—William Earl, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Starbucks saw that dynamic play out painfully in fiscal 2024 and 2025 as its same-store sales cratered.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dynamic
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The Harbour The Harbour will be an outdoor theme park with both wet and dry experiences inspired by Asia's most energetic cities.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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The awkward catching-up process turns into energetic conversations about race, relationships, class, status and rehabilitation, then shifts to deep familial spiritual bonding.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 2026
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Buxton knows the plan — a fighting retreat that saves ownership money but still gives the team the chance to regroup and compete for a division title with strong starting pitching and an aggressive, small-ball approach from a young, athletic lineup.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Iran signaled an aggressive response to this latest bid to break its stranglehold over the strait, which has left global shipping at an effective standstill and sent energy prices spiraling.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Its robust lineup is often highlighted by these in-person events, which fete all manner of talents and their projects, both new and older.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company claims that the latest announcement bolsters Australia’s industrial capacity, to design, build and sustain key defence assets, while ensuring a robust supply chain.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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After a brief interlude of distracted play, the game got vigorous and testy.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Compact determinate tomato varieties, such as ‘Patio’, require much less space than a vigorous indeterminate grape tomato, such as ‘Valentine’.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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In its system card for Claude Mythos, for instance, Anthropicresearchers noted that the powerful AI exhibited a strange fondness for the British cultural theorist Mark Fisher.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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To fix that, Fever removed it and replaced it with a motor from a powerful electric dirt bike.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The group above is wanted in connection with a violent robbery on board a CTA bus in Washington Park on April 9.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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More heavy elements, more violent eruptions.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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The Tollgate, a pub frequented by hundreds of United supporters on matchdays, is lively even two and a half hours before kick-off.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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That was until this Dutch upstart with his European aesthetic, lively and colorful stores and eye-popping marketing campaigns began to chisel away at their market share.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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This misguided motion by a Democratic Socialist councilmember deserves a loud, emphatic no vote from the full City Council.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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In the second quarter, Bridges found Mitchell Robinson for an emphatic alley-oop dunk.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Dynamic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dynamic. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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