as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
the actor plays the part of the superhero with tremendous verve and obvious enjoyment
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Recent Examples of verve
Rare is based in England, and a distinctly quippy, Python-esque verve infected their code.
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Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
That first show had a bit of life to it, but, today, the Robertsons lack the verve and playfulness that makes stars worth watching.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2025
Their songs collage freaky noises, catchy melodies, guitar outbursts, and electronic beats — all played and produced with polymathic verve by Amos — while Brown adds deadpan vocals on top.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
Luster brims with dark humor, poignant human insight, and sentences that shine with stylistic verve.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
That first show had a bit of life to it, but, today, the Robertsons lack the verve and playfulness that makes stars worth watching.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2025
Their songs collage freaky noises, catchy melodies, guitar outbursts, and electronic beats — all played and produced with polymathic verve by Amos — while Brown adds deadpan vocals on top.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
Luster brims with dark humor, poignant human insight, and sentences that shine with stylistic verve.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verve
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Climate change, poverty, the savaged middle class, plagues and the rise of A.I. need to be faced now with far more vigor than when they were first realized back in my youth.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Siberian iris rhizomes spread over time to form a large clump of plants and can be easily divided every 3 to 4 years to provide more irises and restore vigor.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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Meanwhile, energy was a large source of inflation, with energy prices rising 0.9% on a month-over-month basis.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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The next battlegrounds for energy superpowers are small modular reactors (SMRs), geothermal and, most importantly, fusion energy.—
Wal van Lierop,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verve. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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