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as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
has the youthful, adventurous zing to go out and conquer mountains
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as in spice
the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses
the razor-sharp repartee puts some zing into the movie an addition of ginger to give the marmalade a little extra zing
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Recent Examples of zing
Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Notes of patchouli add a hint of spice, lemon a fresh zing, cassis (aka a blackcurrant-like fruit) adds fruitiness, and sandalwood and Ambroxan a woody base to ground everything together.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2010
The author will zing them up to boost your culinary entertaining quotient.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
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Noun
The punch of rum is perfectly complemented with the pop of ginger beer and finished off with a zing of lime.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
Notes of patchouli add a hint of spice, lemon a fresh zing, cassis (aka a blackcurrant-like fruit) adds fruitiness, and sandalwood and Ambroxan a woody base to ground everything together.
—Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2024
Verb
The next step: Leck would like to enable the bot to learn new arguments from other climate debates that constantly zing around on Twitter.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2010
The author will zing them up to boost your culinary entertaining quotient.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2022
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None of this is news to the people who hold down the fort at the once-insanely-lucrative regional sports networks, a subset of the programming ecosystem that arguably has been clobbered with more frequency and vigor than any other element.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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And taken together, his books reflect the abounding curiosity and vigor that defined his approach to life.Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Prep and measure all your spices and set them aside.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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This air sign is all about celebrating your one-of-a-kind spice while finding power with your people.Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
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United Airlines announced an accelerated plan to speed up its in-flight WiFi via service from Starlink.Ina Fried, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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The constant evolution in attack techniques and the exponential growth in threat actors is both exhilarating and challenging, pushing us as an industry to innovate at breakneck speeds to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The shift to clean energy isn’t just about managing risk.Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The package will include border and energy policy and extend the 2017 tax cuts, Trump said.Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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The finish is long and sweet, with lingering herbal, earthy, orange zest and mild pepper notes.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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More international fare Whole Foods expects more snacks and packaging to come with a foreign zest, such as mango sticky rice chips, plantain tostones and chile-crunch edamame oil and nut mixes.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Nearly a week removed from rushing over the century mark and a score on 18 carries, Gibbs dashed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 23 rushes versus Minnesota’s defense.Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The pair quickly dashed outside in the snow before pausing and turning back when seeing the whiteout weather.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
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On a night-to-night basis, this team has battled through some inconsistency and obviously a head coach wears that, but of late, the battle level has been higher, even as the team has largely run out of juice with one of its top centremen and its entire top pair sidelined.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lemon juice Ice can be broken down with the help of citric acid found in lemons.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
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The key to its flavor is a balance of sweet, spice, piquancy and heat, which creates a balanced and addictive bite.Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
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While there are pops of piquancy in Landon’s script, her direction and the performances (with the exception of Woodard) fail to inspire much more than a shrug.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
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“Zing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zing. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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