as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
the actor plays the part of the superhero with tremendous verve and obvious enjoyment
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Recent Examples of verve
Credit goes to Margot Kidder and Gene Hackman for giving their characters a modern verve and charisma.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
All of this is rendered in what feels like a series of splash pages that have somehow leapt from sketches to screen without losing an ounce of action or verve.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
The powerful verve in the voice of fellow Alabama native Wilson Pickett and the acoustic-underpinned ferocity of Howlin' Wolf's stylings soon followed.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Hirsch mines his upbringing with both the verve of David Sedaris and the literary pedigree Joyce brought to his portrait of the artist as a young man.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
All of this is rendered in what feels like a series of splash pages that have somehow leapt from sketches to screen without losing an ounce of action or verve.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
The powerful verve in the voice of fellow Alabama native Wilson Pickett and the acoustic-underpinned ferocity of Howlin' Wolf's stylings soon followed.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Hirsch mines his upbringing with both the verve of David Sedaris and the literary pedigree Joyce brought to his portrait of the artist as a young man.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for verve
Noun
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Microsoft has emphasized the risks in remaining on Windows 10 with the same vigor as the benefits in moving to Windows 11.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Floratam, a variety marketed for more than 40 years, is the most popular being a traditional St. Augustine with lots of vigor.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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China unveiled a new national energy law at the beginning of 2025 to coordinate its many energy-centric efforts.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Cape Town, too, balances urban energy with natural grandeur.—
Erina Pinar,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verve. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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