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
Throughout the show – which launched with a DJ set by longtime Carey friend and producer Jermaine Dupri – Carey’s admirers dug into her substantial catalog with gusto.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, the Hawks came out of the gate with gusto to build up enough of a lead to hold off the Celtics and come away with a 117-106 victory.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 29 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
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, the Hawks came out of the gate with gusto to build up enough of a lead to hold off the Celtics and come away with a 117-106 victory.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 29 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
See All Example Sentences for gusto
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gusto
Noun
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But thanks to their reproductive vigor — females can lay up to 25,000 eggs in a single season — their numbers quickly hopped out of hand.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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These soils regulate water uptake and naturally restrain vine vigor, encouraging small berries with thick skins.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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White House officials said the Biden-era energy efficiency mandates in HUD and Agriculture departments' guidelines could add up to $9,000 to housing construction costs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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This means that even if a fault-tolerant quantum computer becomes available, QPE could still struggle with large molecules because the chance of successfully extracting the correct energy becomes vanishingly small.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Gusto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gusto. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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