as in vigorousness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity
the sprightliness of the young girl made us tired just watching her
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The meteors, known for their brightness and speed, travel at about 41 miles per second into Earth's atmosphere and can leave glowing trains, or incandescent bits of debris following the meteor, that last for several seconds to minutes.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025 -
Magnitude Magnitude is the scale used to measure the apparent brightness of objects in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Marks believes that investor optimism doesn’t automatically signal irrational exuberance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Because the brand has not had a particularly distinctive point of view for several seasons, Dario Vitale successfully mixed it up with very retro references, a youthful exuberance, and separated his point of view from his predecessor, Donatella.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, the backstage energy at the spring 2026 shows brought a liveliness that went beyond the usual hubbub of getting ready while polishing off Pura Vida takeaway in the wee hours before showtime.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the film emphasizes the cast’s very evident liveliness.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Estate planningSome donors elect to ensure the vitality of the Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center for far into the future by including the Senior Center in their estate planning.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Jacques Wei Jacques Wei brought a slice of 1980s Paris to Shanghai with a show set at Yangtze Hotel — a 1930s architecture marvel with grand modernist wall carvings against Chinese gateways, a mix-and-match glamour that has come to define the vitality of the five-year-old brand.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Google Slides also can’t match Microsoft PowerPoint’s vaster range of fonts, templates, and visual effects (complex animations and transitions, such as origami, paper airplanes, and much more).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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This same technology was then integrated into a traditional animation process for the keyframing and in-betweening part of the production.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Sprightliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprightliness. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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