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Noun
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His band, which included former San Diego guitarist Jose Rios, played with spunk and well-calibrated precision whether delivering uptempo funk and hip-hop numbers, tender R&B love songs or slinky reggae grooves.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025 -
Owing to her Western spunk, talent for deduction, ability to identify a tobacco scent Holmes cannot and the detective’s need for a sidekick, she’s made his assistant.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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The vivacity of the art form broke through the screen courtesy of Erivo’s capacity to blast through any barrier with her truthful virtuosity.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Thankfully, the astonishing Deirdre O’Connell has brought Francis to life with vivacity, humor, and grit.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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Baja Ceviche At Omni San Diego Hotel’s Tortuga Pool Bar and Terrace, the baja ceviche is a refreshing showcase of coastal vibrancy.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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All nine shades are universally flattering, providing a soft, radiant flush that lasts all day, offering a perfect balance of vibrancy and subtlety.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
Noun
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As Zidler, Petkoff portrays with vigor a self-serving weasel, albeit with a heart.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2025
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Institutions from the Vatican to corporate boardrooms have long debated how to balance vigor and judgment.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Health issues ended the tour early, almost exactly a year ago, but Neil quickly recruited the Chrome Hearts, with the same initials but also the same fighting spirit. Not to mention the same guitarist — 34-year-old Micah Nelson, who saw his first Neil show at his dad’s Fourth of July Picnic.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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What matters is the team spirit, and the values represented by the club and its federation.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Far from fostering a business-friendly climate, this bill would undermine Florida’s entrepreneurial dynamism.—
Sam Peak,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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This dynamism makes their journey’s end both more natural and more meaningful than its medium’s typical stasis.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Her framework—productivity, vitality, transformation—offers a roadmap based on the Stanford Longevity Centre’s new roadmap of life, designed to live our bonus decades with agency and joy.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Lisa Fallon drew inspiration from their creativity, noticing an earth and hands in almost all of them, the use of green trees and a lot of butterflies that carried different meanings for the students, including hope, vitality, diversity and welcoming.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The company has focused on short-form and mid-form animation designed for YouTube and social platforms.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The Square, from South Korean director Bo-Sol Kim, which blends political commentary with experimental animation in its story of a Swedish diplomat in Pyongyang who begins a clandestine affair with a local traffic officer, took the jury prize of the Contrechamps section.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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“Spunkiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spunkiness. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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