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
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 is a touch-screen laptop with enough oomph to handle productivity tasks thanks to a Ryzen 7 CPU.
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
And this time, there isn’t someone like Jake Guentzel to jump over him in the depth chart and provide that extra oomph in the playoffs.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 May 2025
While vitamin C and even some niacinamide serums can help improve your skin’s overall appearance, tackling discoloration like acne scars and sun spots requires products that pack more oomph.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 3 June 2025
Suddenly, your sneakers will become just-right for pairing with one of the best spring dresses or wearing out to date nights and other special occasions that call for a bit more oomph style-wise.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
And this time, there isn’t someone like Jake Guentzel to jump over him in the depth chart and provide that extra oomph in the playoffs.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 May 2025
While vitamin C and even some niacinamide serums can help improve your skin’s overall appearance, tackling discoloration like acne scars and sun spots requires products that pack more oomph.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 3 June 2025
Suddenly, your sneakers will become just-right for pairing with one of the best spring dresses or wearing out to date nights and other special occasions that call for a bit more oomph style-wise.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oomph
Noun
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Severe and repeated cases of scale can cause branches to die and reduce a tree’s overall vigor.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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As Zidler, Petkoff portrays with vigor a self-serving weasel, albeit with a heart.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
Noun
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There is also a case to be made that playing well with Thompson is part of Peterka’s appeal.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The court granted a motion to stay the lower court's order during further appeals, which gives control of the troops to Trump.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
Noun
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ComEd, a unit of energy company Exelon, appointed Melissa Washington as SVP of governmental, regulatory, and external affairs.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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These mental health challenges aren’t occurring just because women have multiple baby fathers and are mixing energies with multiple men.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Read on to learn when to skip the lemon juice and what to use instead.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Minimal skin contact — juice soaks with skins for a few hours, gaining slightly deeper color and flavor than direct press.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Floral Charger $220 Cabana Designed by Cabana and made by heritage Italian porcelain house Ginori 1735, the painterly motif on this plate adds an element of rustic Italian charm to the table.—
Angela Tafoya,
Architectural Digest,
18 June 2025
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Etta Avenue Destini Drop Cloth Farmhouse Curtain No room is complete without curtains, according to my mom, and this drop cloth style adds tons of charm.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Now in its fourth year, the gathering included a performance by the University of Minnesota pep band, ice cream, dancers wearing pencil costumes, a Prince tribute and a T-shirt giveaway.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
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While many associated the Jacksonville Roar with their spirit and pep on the field at games, both the mother-daughter duo emphasize that their duties upon upholding the Florida franchise's cheerleader title expand beyond the sidelines, too.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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This may be explained by my longtime fascination with pears.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
15 June 2025
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That fascination grew into a collection of 120,000 postcards, 700 of which were featured in a 2012 exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.—
Pete Born,
Footwear News,
15 June 2025
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There is an immediate question over the formation Al Hilal will deploy against Real Madrid; much of their success under Jesus, particularly in attack, was crafted around a fluid 4-3-3 system that benefited from the dynamism of wingers Malcom and beloved club captain Salem Al-Dawsari.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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While the parallels drawn (sometimes by the artist himself) between him and 2Pac are usually semiotic, here Wayne channels what is perhaps Pac’s signature skill: his capacity to bludgeon his way through a heavy beat while retaining the dynamism and bend in his voice.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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“Oomph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oomph. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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