as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
I don't have the gusto to go on a strenuous hike right now
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Recent Examples of gusto
The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, the fiction feature debut of writer-director Seán Dunn (short films British by the Grace of God, Kingdom Come), explores those questions with a gusto for costumes and cosplay and healthy helpings of irony and black humor.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
But the film came back with gusto on Oscar nomination day, earning nine nods.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
The kind of passion and effort and gusto that the Leafs looked completely void of through November and December.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As for Kidman's iconic curls, the Big Little Lies star has been embracing her natural texture with gusto in recent weeks.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
But the film came back with gusto on Oscar nomination day, earning nine nods.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
The kind of passion and effort and gusto that the Leafs looked completely void of through November and December.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As for Kidman's iconic curls, the Big Little Lies star has been embracing her natural texture with gusto in recent weeks.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gusto
Noun
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The Lunar New Year today greets us with the Year of the Horse, an animal celebrated for its vigor, confidence, and an unshakable belief that speed alone constitutes direction.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Suckers can be stimulated to grow for a variety of reasons, such as the vigor of a plant’s root system in situations where the plant is grafted (as many non-native witchhazels and tree cultivars are).—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The observations provide the most detailed picture yet of where the planet’s auroras form and how energy moves through its atmosphere.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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It's even found in the quiet, calming oases that is this city's epic hotel scene, a wonderful contrast to the heaving and exhilarating urban energy beyond its grand doors.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Gusto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gusto. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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