1
as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
still had the oomph to pass other runners in the homestretch
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2
as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction
a supermodel with the kind of oomph to make you want to run out and buy the perfume
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Recent Examples of oomph
Then use a volumizing product like a mousse or spray to get that extra oomph in your blowout.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
The soft leather looks best when done up in a snake print, as far as we’re concerned, which will instantly grant your off-duty stylings more oomph.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s not enough data yet to truly know how much oomph — or hits and homers — a torpedo bat may help some hitters.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Subwoofers intensify the bass and are often used to provide extra oomph to movie soundtracks.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
The soft leather looks best when done up in a snake print, as far as we’re concerned, which will instantly grant your off-duty stylings more oomph.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
There’s not enough data yet to truly know how much oomph — or hits and homers — a torpedo bat may help some hitters.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Subwoofers intensify the bass and are often used to provide extra oomph to movie soundtracks.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oomph
Noun
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The pop star has learned to prioritize her personal care with the same vigor that fueled her professional triumphs.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Premature removal of the plant foliage reduces plant vigor and bulb size.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the appeal of midcentury modernism, complete with clean lines and expansive windows, has transcended time.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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The mass appeal from those cost savings helped catapult them from companies no one had heard of to being wildly popular and among the fastest growing online retailers.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Combs’s full-bodied vocal is a natural for this type of commanding track, while Zimmerman cranks up the vocal energy to another level.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Waterless dyeing can lower production costs by up to 45% by slashing water and energy bills, reducing waste treatment requirements, and accelerating processing time.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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McMann brought some juice to the unit and looked more engaged after the promotion.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Over 1,700 pounds of Cabot Creamery butter recalled: Finding suggests fecal contamination Cold and flu medicine recalled over potential child poisoning: See affected product Where was the apple juice distributed?—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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From the bustling city streets of urban centers to the quiet charm of rural communities, the tour will amplify voices that might otherwise go unheard, showcasing everything from beloved local traditions to the challenges and triumphs that shape each town’s identity.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The collection draws from East Coast tradition and California charm—namely Orange Hill Farm, his new country home in Ojai, California.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2025
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Expect to draw reliable pep out of this system, but substantial projects might be out of reach.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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This year’s event did have a little more pep to it than last year’s, when Oppenheimer swept the big awards, however.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, a Maine State Game Warden leads a search on the ground and an elderly birdwatcher from Connecticut develops a fascination with the case.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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What began as a childhood fascination eventually revved up into something much more.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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There are massive, 80-foot-tall projections (overseen by video and projection designers S. Katy Tucker and Kylee Loera), and the audience stands, sits, walks, and sits again, adding a kind of kinetic dynamism to the way a person experiences a chorus.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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Her poems of that era — sonnets, epigrams, eminently quotable snippets of rhymed gossip — pulse with the dynamism and attitude of the modern city.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Oomph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oomph. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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