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Noun
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People on TikTok were taken by Reagan's sudden spunk.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025 -
Howard preferred simmer to boil, sugar to sass, and never lacked spunk.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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Se-ri’s vivacity struck him, and has been warming his heart ever since.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Although the novel was set in the Eighties, the film came to symbolize British culture in the 1990s, with an iconic catchphrase — choose life — that, although it was originally delivered with irony, became synonymous with the vivacity of Britain at the time.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
Noun
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But the film emphasizes the cast’s very evident liveliness.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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This Week Heat, drought and wildfire smoke are expected to limit vibrancy across much of the interior West, and stressed trees in lower elevations could drop leaves a week or two earlier than average, according to Pastelok.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The only regions that may be in for a bit of fall disappointment are the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, which are projected to be warmer and wetter than normal, potentially pushing color changes to later in the year, keeping vibrancy low.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Gilded Heiress dips into the world of the wealthy, but its primary focus is on the working-class, which Shupe renders with electric vigor in a genre so often dominated by those breathing rarefied air.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But seeing the children in the shelter − along with the Red Cross staff − brightens her spirit.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the new film, set in 1986, finds the Warrens dealing with a bunch of personal matters, as well as a Pennsylvania family haunted by a mirror cursed with malevolent spirits.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Newcastle were short of midfield cover, and Ramsey, with his dynamism, athleticism and positive, attacking mindset, gives them a fresh option.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Striking that delicate balance between preservation and dynamism is hard.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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That may get them guest slots to rant on MSNBC, but that won’t help Chicago neighborhoods that are being held hostage by homegrown criminals who are shooting, carjacking and robbing them of their security and vitality.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Solnicki’s Vienna is not the city of Strauss and café culture, but one drained of vitality.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Spunkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spunkiness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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