as in energetic
having much high-spirited energy and movement
a perky cheerleader
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Recent Examples of perky
Mule deer, their perky ears alert, traipse across the two-lane state highway.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The fourth season of the Hulu sensation The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was dropping 10 new episodes of soft waves, plump lips, and perky breasts.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
The super high-rise fit defines my waist, while a curved yoke and higher back pockets create a perkier look.
—Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Gratefully, the mood stays perky-platonic.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The fourth season of the Hulu sensation The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was dropping 10 new episodes of soft waves, plump lips, and perky breasts.
—Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
The super high-rise fit defines my waist, while a curved yoke and higher back pockets create a perkier look.
—Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2026
Gratefully, the mood stays perky-platonic.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perky
Adjective
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Hsu’s character Kristen is an energetic surfer, who finds joy and freedom in the ocean.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic source that outshines the rest of the galaxy combined, even challenging the sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope itself.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Frying is an art, perhaps plied nowhere with such efficiency and aplomb as at this lively lunch counter, where the very air seems to crackle and the scent of pork incites the blood.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Lochte, 41, was one of the faces of swimming during the heights of his career, with major sponsorships, endorsements and appearances on TV shows displaying his lively personality.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Lion Forge Entertainment develops and produces animated and live-action content targeting kids and family, YA and adult audiences.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The company is taking advantage of California’s recent changes to the tax incentive program expanding the eligible categories of production to include animated movies.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ceasefire, though currently active, has failed to stop the conflict.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Particularly this group of 17, which is extremely active and, because there's another gorilla family nearby, very territorial.—
Mary Holland,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Prada 2 has been enjoying brisk weekday business, including crossing the $300 million mark globally on Wednesday and $100 million on Thursday in North America.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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On a brisk spring morning, a handful of visitors mosey in and out of Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve in far western Kane County.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Zugunruhe is the itinerant desire of any animate being to keep moving and growing.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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The house is dizzyingly animate, like a video game where every object is a glowing grail.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Behind all the cheerful fanfare, holidays can be bitter pills to swallow, reminders of absence and lack and an inability to live up to all that happy hyperbole.—
Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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The speakers were agency veterans from the shrunken regional office who did their best to be cheerful.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The track, which also prominently features Anuel AA and Ñengo Flow, is filled with racy and at times ludicrous double entendres which create an intoxicating romp, driven in turn by a bouncing and infectious rhythm.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
22 Nov. 2022
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But all of that is inflected through another sensibility, one that was emerging, or reëmerging, in the mid-nineties: an almost folky softness; bouncing, hummable melodies; raw beauty for its own sake.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
The New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2022
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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perky. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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