as in vigorousness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity
the peppiness of the city's music scene in the last year has been encouraging
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Recent Examples of peppiness
Despite the heavy nature of the film, there’s an odd streak of peppiness to some of its proceedings.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peppiness
Noun
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This setup will prove both aesthetically pleasing and functional, bringing welcome brightness to the yard at night.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tackle the Light Fixtures Porch lighting attracts bugs and collects dust, dimming the brightness over time.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 30-year-old has an audience of more than 4 million fans across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, who are drawn to her talent, repertoire and infectious exuberance.—
Erik Pedersen,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Youthful exuberance on a veteran team is not such a bad thing.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Half critic, half concierge, Edwards’ round-ups are generally distinguished by a cheerfulness.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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As a teen-ager listening to folk music in London pubs, I’d been attracted to the instrument’s nimble, tinkling cheerfulness, its being on the margins, not too demanding, perhaps.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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There are something close to 50 of To’s movies to choose from, and all of them have a wonderful visual liveliness — plus a compelling, svelte sense of place that lives at a particularly fun intersection between the worlds of Akira Kurosawa and Jean-Pierre Melville.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Where Serkis really dove into new skills was in the worldbuilding that animation requires.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Zero Gravity Management reps a broad roster of screenwriters, directors, actors, animation artists, and below-the-line talent across film and television.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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Tourism businesses also affect the vitality of the places that underwrite their profits, and these profit-seeking ventures vary widely in terms of their self-awareness and willingness to ensure that their operations do more good than harm.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The reader feels the moment’s vitality and presence, and the sorrow at its loss, but not because Ford insists on it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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The former's post-apocalyptic cities were nicely sun-scorched and detailed, while the latter's gaudy anime pirates popped with vibrancy.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Next, the team used a color analysis tool to measure the number of unique colors in each image, and calculated an overall vibrancy score from those findings.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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On the heels of this enthusiasm, Manus, on March 5, 2025, released an AI tool that took the tech to the next level, from generating ideas to autonomously completing tasks.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Oliver, a New York Times bestselling author who previously worked with Henry Winkler on the Hank Zipzer series, was moved by Hawn's enthusiasm.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Peppiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peppiness. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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