1
as in lively
having much high-spirited energy and movement
a crowd of zippy children who'd been cooped up all day
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2
as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
she just bought a zippy new computer that should enable her to work more efficiently
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Recent Examples of zippy
In the South, vinegar is more than just a star ingredient in vinegar pie and the secret to zippy baked beans and tangy barbecue sauce.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
Microsoft Zooming around the map with the analog sticks is surprisingly fun and zippy.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
To celebrate its centennial, the company is recycling that zippy title for a store presentation that will launch a suite of dining room–ready pieces, including reeditions of a 1932 table by Jan Ruhtenberg and a 1920s chair and chandelier by Josef Frank.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
The mood is zippy; the aesthetic swings between repressed domestic formality and trippy supernatural neon.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
Microsoft Zooming around the map with the analog sticks is surprisingly fun and zippy.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
To celebrate its centennial, the company is recycling that zippy title for a store presentation that will launch a suite of dining room–ready pieces, including reeditions of a 1932 table by Jan Ruhtenberg and a 1920s chair and chandelier by Josef Frank.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
The mood is zippy; the aesthetic swings between repressed domestic formality and trippy supernatural neon.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zippy
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Tonight: Show respect. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ Discussions with partners, spouses and even members of the general public will be lively today.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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In the last year, Chea says she’s worked one or two events per month, with each gig involving two to three hours of shucking oysters for party guests and entertaining them with lively conversation.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
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The rapid adoption of renewable diesel produced a glut of credits, which reduced the incentives under the program, experts told Bay Area News Group.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Axon acknowledges the potential risks associated with its reliance on law enforcement agencies for a significant portion of its revenue, as well as the challenges posed by rapid technological changes and new competing products.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Kamala Harris Oakland’s VP ran an energetic campaign.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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In fact, scientists suspect that the magnetosphere coaxes Triton’s energetic particles to cross over to Neptune’s atmosphere and excite auroral flares on the planet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The brisk pace of crime-solving leaves more time for this episode to stretch out a bit with the ongoing plot strands of Captain Wagner’s concerns about workplace morale and his team’s perception of him as a leader, and Kaya and Elsbeth’s friendship.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Roll down the windows and breathe in the brisk, salty air.Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The 2024 crime comedy Bad Boys: Ride or Die placed No. 9 on the Netflix U.S. Top 10 Movies chart, while the 2015 animated blockbuster Minions finished at No. 10.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Siblings and Hollywood royalty Anjelica and Danny Huston are teaming on a new project, The Christmas Witch Trial of La Befana, a hybrid animated and live-action feature film that is currently shooting in Los Angeles and Ontario, Canada.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Don’t be too quick to buy into something that is a fleeting desire.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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This video raises a lot of questions, many of which commenters on the video were quick to point out.Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The researchers found that replacing any less active behavior with five minutes of exercise could lower systolic blood pressure by 0.68 points and diastolic blood pressure by 0.54 points.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, many parts of the brain or cortex are not fully active if external simulations aren’t present.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Last week, bond yields surged on expectations that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to lower tax rates, increase tariffs and reduce regulation could ultimately lead to higher U.S. government debt and inflation, along with faster economic growth.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Food and Drug Administration said in an update that the number of people sickened by the fast food bacteria outbreak has climbed from 90 to 104.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Zippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zippy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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