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
In his text, Andreessen—who founded Netscape, the first commercial browser company, in the 1990s—frames technological progress as a moral good, a struggle in which, the manifesto claims with modernist gusto, beauty and progress are fused.
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Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
The entertaining one-act comedy explores the underground world of competitive air guitar, which — for those unfamiliar with the art form, like me — involves re-creating with gusto the theatrical athletics of guitarists playing famous riffs, without the benefit of an instrument.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Madrid had been knocking on the door with some gusto for a while, but Alexander-Arnold turned his right foot into a combination of a battering ram and a skeleton key to set up Kylian Mbappe for the goal that teed up the second leg perfectly.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That's because the monsoon rains that fed the grassland ecosystem for centuries are not arriving on schedule and with their usual gusto.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
The entertaining one-act comedy explores the underground world of competitive air guitar, which — for those unfamiliar with the art form, like me — involves re-creating with gusto the theatrical athletics of guitarists playing famous riffs, without the benefit of an instrument.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Madrid had been knocking on the door with some gusto for a while, but Alexander-Arnold turned his right foot into a combination of a battering ram and a skeleton key to set up Kylian Mbappe for the goal that teed up the second leg perfectly.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That's because the monsoon rains that fed the grassland ecosystem for centuries are not arriving on schedule and with their usual gusto.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gusto
Noun
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Paz began his term with vigor, reaching out to the international community to break the isolation that had characterized the MAS era.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Nina, Karen and Caroline started appearing in my daydreams, full of vigor and life lessons.—
Jennifer Acker,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Insects such as migrating monarch butterflies and some other animals, such as hummingbirds, depend on energy-rich nectar for fuel.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Adjust one workflow, boundary, or wellness choice that keeps draining energy.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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“Gusto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gusto. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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