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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Pro-annexation Israeli hardliners, seemingly bolstered by Trump’s picks, are pushing the idea with new verve.
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Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Andy is portrayed with all-singing, all-dancing verve by the frankly inexhaustible Georgie Buckland (impressively making her West End debut), while Nate, a sous-chef, is played with equal all-singing, all-dancing verve by the frankly scrumptious Rhys Whitfield.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
In the music of Stevie Wonder — who grew up listening to Jones’ own records and work with Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and others — Jones’ influence lives strongest in the way Wonder arranges his music and in the verve of his singing.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
In a story told with verve, Sands chronicles 40 years of efforts to restore the Chagos island archipelago to Mauritius from the United Kingdom.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Andy is portrayed with all-singing, all-dancing verve by the frankly inexhaustible Georgie Buckland (impressively making her West End debut), while Nate, a sous-chef, is played with equal all-singing, all-dancing verve by the frankly scrumptious Rhys Whitfield.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
In the music of Stevie Wonder — who grew up listening to Jones’ own records and work with Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and others — Jones’ influence lives strongest in the way Wonder arranges his music and in the verve of his singing.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
In a story told with verve, Sands chronicles 40 years of efforts to restore the Chagos island archipelago to Mauritius from the United Kingdom.
—Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verve. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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