as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
impressed the interviewers with his poise and brio
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Recent Examples of brio
Brimming with charisma and brio, Trump came from the political wilderness in 2016 to win the presidency, seeming to many the nation’s deliverance from proliferating woes.
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
Known for his brash attitude and flashy designer suits, super-lobbyist Tony Podesta’s Washington, D.C., mansion, which just sold for $8.2 million, exhibits the same sort of eye-catching brio.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
The Shangri-Las had six Top 40 singles between 1964 and 1966, all produced with brio by Mr. Morton.
—Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
But few writers could assemble dry facts and telling details with more gusto and brio.
—Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
Known for his brash attitude and flashy designer suits, super-lobbyist Tony Podesta’s Washington, D.C., mansion, which just sold for $8.2 million, exhibits the same sort of eye-catching brio.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2024
The Shangri-Las had six Top 40 singles between 1964 and 1966, all produced with brio by Mr. Morton.
—Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
But few writers could assemble dry facts and telling details with more gusto and brio.
—Jonathan Kandell, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brio
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There Is Less Baggage With Buddy Hield Than Klay Thompson Now, there is a chance that Hield is just on a heater and that his shooting cools off, the rim finishing regresses back to his past averages, and his newfound defensive vigor runs out of gas.Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The firm has been betting on the South with even greater vigor since 2021, when Morali became CEO and Nicole was made president.Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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And also just on a personal level, Kaley is such a wonderful person and brings such an infectious energy on set and really took me in.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Today, the technologies that will continue to enable the industry’s progress keep developing, increasing the pace and volume of data and energy consumption, and demanding significant hardware and software investment.Carmen Ene, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Giorgetto Giugiaro, Bertone’s prolific designer, poured some of his best styling cues into the tidy GT, which expresses the verve of his earlier Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint and Iso Rivolta models, but in a smaller car for the sporting masses.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
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Farrell’s Oz, by contrast, is a cartoon — albeit a loveable one, infused with pathos and verve by the actor and painted with truly impressive makeup by Michael Marino.Christian Holub, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Brio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brio. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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