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as in energetic
having active strength of body or mind
he remains healthy and vigorous despite being over 80 years old
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as in sturdy
able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
vigorous and sturdy little sheep bred to live in mountainous regions
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as in aggressive
marked by or uttered with forcefulness
offered a vigorous dissent to the proposal
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as in strong
not showing weakness or uncertainty
gave the bottle of sauce a vigorous shaking
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Recent Examples of vigorous
While gentle stretching is generally safe for most people after eating, vigorous exercise and/or movements that compress the abdomen can lead to discomfort.
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Kristen Gasnick,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2026
Pruning can encourage vigorous growth and larger flowers or control the shrub’s shape and size.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The options reflect a vigorous debate about whether the company can live up to the initial enthusiasm.
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Joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity fell from 28 to 22 minutes per day, the study found.
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Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Kristen Gasnick,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2026
Pruning can encourage vigorous growth and larger flowers or control the shrub’s shape and size.
—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
The options reflect a vigorous debate about whether the company can live up to the initial enthusiasm.
—
Joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity fell from 28 to 22 minutes per day, the study found.
—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vigorous
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.
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Space hurricanes occur in the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere near the magnetic poles, where streams of energetic particles interact with the atmosphere.
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
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While linen and silk are light and airy, some occasions call for a sturdier yet equally breathable option.
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Grey-zone tactics refer to a range of aggressive tactics that vary from navy ship patrols to drone flights, but fall short of direct combat.
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That will be decided in the coming hours, as the Heat remains in aggressive pursuit of a trade for Antetokounmpo.
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.
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The taxing nature of executive roles, coupled with constant travel, high decision volumes, and immense stress, necessitates robust physical capacity.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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The minty leaves of this winter-hardy plant can be used as a culinary herb.
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Plant hardy arborvitae in zones 2 through 8, placing containers in areas with dappled sunlight, full sun, or partial shade.
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Netherlands is coming off an emphatic 5-1 victory over Sweden and shares the Group F lead with Japan.
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By every instinct, this feels like an obvious and emphatic YES!
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Affordable July 4 destinations July 4 may be a peak travel period, but travelers can still snag some solid deals for a beach vacation.
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Plenty of the group stage games have gone 0-0 before players returned to the locker room, but at least solid chances have been created.
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“Vigorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vigorous. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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