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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The actor stabs a fork into a healthy mound of pancakes that her manager had brought her several minutes ago, which she’s been attacking with what can only be called extreme gusto.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
That an old kicker of his has spent the past seven years channeling his college coach’s good gusto while growing a successful sports program for boys and girls, and not just that, but a childcare facility and school too.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Abby may not run that deep as a character, but Fanning tears into her with an over-the-top gusto that’s equal parts terrifying and hilarious.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Hilary Faye is one of our most vicious Mean Girls of the decade, and the gusto with which Moore approaches the role (just two years after playing, yes, a Nice Girl with her own love of Jesus backing her) is hilarious, inspiring, and more than a bit scary.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
That an old kicker of his has spent the past seven years channeling his college coach’s good gusto while growing a successful sports program for boys and girls, and not just that, but a childcare facility and school too.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
Abby may not run that deep as a character, but Fanning tears into her with an over-the-top gusto that’s equal parts terrifying and hilarious.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Hilary Faye is one of our most vicious Mean Girls of the decade, and the gusto with which Moore approaches the role (just two years after playing, yes, a Nice Girl with her own love of Jesus backing her) is hilarious, inspiring, and more than a bit scary.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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