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Recent Examples of Synonyms for élan vital
Noun
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The Purple Line, which was originally planned to deliver commuters from San Ysidro through Southeast County to Mission Valley and Sorrento Mesa, will be a lifeblood for the South County transportation system when it is completed.—
Chris Roberts,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Windowing is the lifeblood of studio economics; without it, filmmaking dies.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Her life’s work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Food preferences begin in the first years of life, so the findings of the study are alarming, said Jane Houlihan, research director for Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, an alliance of nonprofits, scientists and donors with a mission of reducing babies’ exposures to neurotoxic chemicals.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“élan vital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9lan%20vital. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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