as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays
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Recent Examples of pep
Unfortunately, that’s not really a shoppable item, but the news that Diane Keaton—queen of turtleneck sweaters and thus, by extension, queen of winter—will be releasing her first holiday song this month has put an undeniable amount of festive pep in my step.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
Mariska Hargitay had some pep in her step on Halloween.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric has the pep back in his step after pushing Bill overboard and landing a deal where the Al-Miraj family (a sovereign wealth fund disguised as private assets) buys Pierpoint.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are celebrating each other this holiday season, and one member surprised her squad with a gift that left them with plenty of pep.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
Mariska Hargitay had some pep in her step on Halloween.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric has the pep back in his step after pushing Bill overboard and landing a deal where the Al-Miraj family (a sovereign wealth fund disguised as private assets) buys Pierpoint.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders are celebrating each other this holiday season, and one member surprised her squad with a gift that left them with plenty of pep.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pep
Noun
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But LaVine attacked this season with vigor, reshaping himself into a levelheaded leader and efficient scorer who earned quiet praise around the league.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Those who engage in the rotations return to their day jobs with a new vigor and set of insights that strengthen their more traditional work, according to Devgun.—
Peter High,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The mandate also targets oil and gas leasing in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and again revokes the conservation status of 28 million acres of public land that had been withdrawn from mineral and energy development since 1971.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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Or the energy could hint at something more exotic: interactions between dark matter and itself, or unknown interactions between dark matter and more familiar matter.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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A little lemon zest and juice balances the sticky sweetness of this traditional Southern pie.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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Others sub lemon juice for a heaping dose of sweet & sour mix.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pep. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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