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Recent Examples of sparky Similar to a Pinot Gris/Sauvignon Blanc assemblage—light, rounded, fresh with slight lime flavors on a sparky finish. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 The historic fantasy of the Great White Way as a glamorous montage of gleaming marquees, sparky backstage romances, and elegant audiences reveling in black tie was a Hollywood concoction, arguably false from the start. Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 Syrupy and meaty aromas that include herbs and a sliver of sparky bright red fruit. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Mellow wisps of cinnamon acquire the snappy, sparky heat of Red Hots. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023 To be the dramatic focus of attention in a potentially sparky environment, like the old days. wsj.com, 4 May 2023 Mamie is as sparky and vibrant as her flaming red hair, the kind of Auntie Mame relative all of us crave. Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2023 The result is a sparky oral history and a tribute to the power of pop culture to spotlight tough problems; critics might have been lukewarm about its broad strokes, but 9 to 5 was the highest-grossing comedy of 1980, made a star of screen newbie Dolly Parton and spun off a TV series and a musical. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2022 If her beachy looks sometimes disguised her craft, that craft has always been there, as has her ethos, a sparky combination of spiky, dizzy and no-nonsense. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparky
Adjective
  • Astronomers analyzing data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have uncovered a population of tiny, energetic galaxies that may have been key players in clearing the cosmic fog that shrouded the universe after the Big Bang.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 June 2025
  • They are characterized by energetic mark-making, a profound understanding of color, and complex, absorbing compositions.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • In one image, Turner was seen kissing the singer's head with his arm around her shoulders, while another showed the couple engaged in a lively chat while laying on the ground.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • The primary bedroom suite mirrors the lively palette of the living room, blending mustard, green, and cobalt in deeply tactile textiles.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • The United Kingdom, for instance, offers a 25.5% tax rebate on 80% of a production’s expenditures in the UK, with higher rebates for animated and independent films.
    Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2025
  • For all his success in the animated realm, DeBlois has never directed a live-action film until now.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Amid the escalating active conflict between Israel and Iran, the latter has delivered yet another directive to its residents, this time involving the popular messaging platform WhatsApp.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 June 2025
  • Demings said citizens have to be active in the processes to make the community safer.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The objects appear startlingly animate, as if bodies and ethnographic specimens are hanging on display.
    Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • Throughout the book, land and water are animate, so rivers speak and murmur and remember and address the reader.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Luis Costa, global head of EM sovereign credit at Citigroup Global Markets, signaled the muted reaction could be, in part, attributed to hopes of a brisk resolution to the conflict.
    Ruxandra Iordache,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 June 2025
  • Related article Prevent low back pain with this simple lifestyle change The findings showed that as the amount of daily walking increased, the risk of chronic low back pain decreased, and preliminary evidence revealed moderate or brisk walking was more protective than a slow pace, Pocovi said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • That sort of homey detail and Karl’s cheerful disposition belie the ghastly stories that her memory holds, the ones her guest has come to hear — and capture on film.
    Christine DiMattei, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
  • Hollis: Hollis is a cheerful name with a fun energy.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025

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“Sparky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparky. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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