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Recent Examples of élan
Trending on Billboard What comes next is a clinic in classic Jackson, with the singer popping, locking and skittering across the club’s floor while executing some of his signature spins and fancy footwork while breaking hearts and deftly dispatching would-be assassins with his signature elan.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
The Orioles have adeptly selected their times to be aggressive on the bases
After more than three hours of tense back and forth Wednesday night in the Bronx, the Orioles finished the Yankees not with their trademark power but with base running elan.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Oval watches aren’t exactly rare, but they rarely have been executed with such elan and sophistication.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Chucho and Correa become good friends as well, as the principal is won over by the new teacher’s creativity, commitment and elan.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
And that kind of sucks for the United States, who have come to expect some style and elan from their spin zone.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 16 June 2023
Cotton-linen blends have the advantage of being slightly less see-through than full linen shirts and will crease a little less, but a linen shirt has a certain elan that can’t be beat in the heat.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
Few working journalists have written history with as much elan and narrative force as the British author Paul Johnson, who died this week at age 94.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
With soulful elan, Rait, 72, and Staples, 83, delivered a stirring master class in musical excellence, emotional fervor and the art of simultaneously entertaining and uplifting an audience.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
The Orioles have adeptly selected their times to be aggressive on the bases
After more than three hours of tense back and forth Wednesday night in the Bronx, the Orioles finished the Yankees not with their trademark power but with base running elan.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Oval watches aren’t exactly rare, but they rarely have been executed with such elan and sophistication.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Chucho and Correa become good friends as well, as the principal is won over by the new teacher’s creativity, commitment and elan.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
And that kind of sucks for the United States, who have come to expect some style and elan from their spin zone.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 16 June 2023
Cotton-linen blends have the advantage of being slightly less see-through than full linen shirts and will crease a little less, but a linen shirt has a certain elan that can’t be beat in the heat.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2023
Few working journalists have written history with as much elan and narrative force as the British author Paul Johnson, who died this week at age 94.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
With soulful elan, Rait, 72, and Staples, 83, delivered a stirring master class in musical excellence, emotional fervor and the art of simultaneously entertaining and uplifting an audience.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for élan
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The Republicans took control of Congress after their decisive victories that November, and the domestic agenda was moribund, replaced by a zeal for budget cutting.—
Jonathan Weisman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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According to Spanish Franciscan friar Diego de Landa Calderon – most famous for his zeal in destroying Maya codices – the Maya painted human beings before forcing them onto an altar and cutting out their beating hearts.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Both teens separately described similar environments of pro-Palestinian fervor that left them feeling ostracized, particularly when older students with no cultural ties to the Palestinians began to don keffiyehs and accuse Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.—
Beth Bailey,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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That’s despite summer record-setters such as Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2 and holiday hits such as Wicked, Moana 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Way more sequels are set for 2025, driving business, if not heartfelt fervor.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Photo: David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images Popular music of the ’70s and ’80s mixed and matched parts assembled earlier in the 20th century, borrowing from the melisma of soul, the locomotion of rock and roll, the improvisational verve of jazz, and the compositional depth of classical music.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2025
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And yet the fundamentals that guide her column are all here: New Yorkers who live with verve and bring their highly specific, sometimes obsessive sensibility to their homes.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
26 Dec. 2024
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There’s nothing minor about Chablis’ role here: Ghee commands the stage with so much zest, brio and life that everything else feels sepia-toned by comparison.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2024
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Darcy’s singing may sometimes bring to mind the stentorian declamations of the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, but there’s also a strain of petulant hot-guy brio in his voice that a Strokes fan might recognize.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2024
Noun
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Some fans may stick with him, while others might lose some of their gusto as the election cycle fades in the rearview mirror.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Last week, with all the gusto of a Hollywood reboot, Wallace and MBM Motorsports announced their intent to take on this year’s Daytona 500, the season opener for the NASCAR Cup Series, set for February 16.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Texas fascinates with its famous hubris, its huge distances, its undeniable vigor, its wealth, and its sense of always being on some kind of cutting-edge.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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By 2023, when Mr. DeSantis was Mr. Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, Ms. Wiles and her team were pursuing him with vigor.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Fearful of looking like bullies, Democrats by and large lost their ardor to block his confirmation.—
Michael Isikoff,
airmail.news,
25 May 2024
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Through thick and thin, a constant for McCann was his ardor for the Phillies, a club that has been in existence for over 140 years, winning a grand total — during that span — of two world championships.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2024
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Cleveland ranks among the nation's worst-performing big cities in terms of economic vitality, but improvements could be on the way.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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As education continues to shape urban vitality, moving to one of these education-rich cities can offer academic and professional opportunities to set your child up for success in the Ivy League college admissions process.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“élan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9lan. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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