snappiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snappiness
Noun
  • 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
  • But the film emphasizes the cast’s very evident liveliness.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Se-ri’s vivacity struck him, and has been warming his heart ever since.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The colors and their vibrancy have to be seen to be believed.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The borderline and downright beautiful stop-motion animation in this brand new 2D adventure is immediately striking, as is the sketch-like art direction.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The animation is flawless and the voice cast, including Dom DeLuise and Derek Jacobi, is note-perfect, but NIMH is most notable for its skillful blend of adventure yarn and emotional family drama, a combination rendered with expert care.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Eian Bain’s squad with Bridgewater-Raynham showed impressive vigor against a state titan in Mansfield before falling on a walk-off field goal (a 24-21 loss).
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The paper identifies further causes of the continent’s growth problem as the EU’s relatively high energy prices, rigid employment regulations, and a general lack of corporate dynamism and entrepreneurship.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But instead of unleashing an economic dynamism that would silence his opponents, Gorbachev’s changes broke the Soviet system without creating a functional new one.
    Celeste A. Wallander, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Bitter Mai Tai is a full-fledged neo classic, first bright with lime and rum, then deep with almond, and then—where a standard Mai Tai would fall away with a lingering malic zing—the Bitter Mai Tai rises in a bold third act, humming with bitterness and the banana-funk of the rum.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The salty-bright zing that comes with as little as one or two spoonfuls can invigorate a wide array of classic recipes, from pasta salad to biscuits.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Snappiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snappiness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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