as in energetic
having much high-spirited energy and movement
a perky cheerleader
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Recent Examples of perky
From there, swipe or pat a lipstick and gloss on, and voilà, instantly perky skin.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Her perky mother, Pattie (Dana Steingold), is a hypochondriac who goes ice skating near the end of a pregnancy with both arms in casts.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Made of double-walled glass, here’s a perfectly perky pick for anyone looking to add a little more pep to their morning.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Her perky mother, Pattie (Dana Steingold), is a hypochondriac who goes ice skating near the end of a pregnancy with both arms in casts.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Made of double-walled glass, here’s a perfectly perky pick for anyone looking to add a little more pep to their morning.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perky
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This adaptation is especially significant given the energetic limitations of the deep sea; by luring prey rather than actively hunting, the anglerfish minimizes energy expenditure—a critical advantage in a resource-scarce ecosystem.Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bleachers, the energetic pop band led by Taylor Swift producer Jack Antonoff, played Connecticut a few months ago at the Soundside Festival in Bridgeport, joining that festival when Queens of the Stone Age had to drop off the bill.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
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Guests arrived to glasses of chilled champagne, fond embraces, and the buzz of lively conversation.Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Stroll corridors filled with lively conversation; hear and see in faithful detail what transpired almost three centuries ago.Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, this stage musical is bedecked for the holidays.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2024
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Moana 2 splashed into theaters on Nov. 27, and viewers are already eager to know when the animated prequel will be available on Disney+.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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This announcement comes as Cole continues an active year in music.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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That left guitarist Angus Young as the last active member of AC/DC’s Back in Black lineup.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, December 10, the duo was spotted out for a brisk walk in New York City together.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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In fact, Belmond’s Champenois says its trains do a brisk business of full buyouts, so the dedicated coach is perhaps icing on the cake.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Does Humanity weep at these painful separations from everything, animate and inanimate, with which the young heart has become entwined?Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2024
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The same themes animate Cusk’s nonfiction from this period.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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In the book, the cynical green character successfully steals Christmas from his cheerful neighbors in Whoville — with help from his pet dog Max — and learns the true meaning of Christmas along the way.Athena Sobhan, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The days leading up to Christmas are some of the most special—when our homes are filled with twinkling lights, cheerful decorations, and the cozy, unmistakable feeling of holiday magic.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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The track, which also prominently features Anuel AA and Ñengo Flow, is filled with racy and at times ludicrous double entendres which create an intoxicating romp, driven in turn by a bouncing and infectious rhythm.Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
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But all of that is inflected through another sensibility, one that was emerging, or reëmerging, in the mid-nineties: an almost folky softness; bouncing, hummable melodies; raw beauty for its own sake.Craig Morgan Teicher, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022
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“Perky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perky. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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