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
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.
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Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
On the other side of the spectrum, Natalie Haynes superb novel Stone Blind reimagines Medusa’s story with equal verve and imagination.
—Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
The other end of the housing market is showing more verve and braggadocio: before COVID, multi-million dollar properties could sit for years.
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
And the manner in which Victor presents this narrative, with such verve and confidence and tenderness and pitch-black humor, defies easy description.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
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Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
On the other side of the spectrum, Natalie Haynes superb novel Stone Blind reimagines Medusa’s story with equal verve and imagination.
—Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
The other end of the housing market is showing more verve and braggadocio: before COVID, multi-million dollar properties could sit for years.
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
And the manner in which Victor presents this narrative, with such verve and confidence and tenderness and pitch-black humor, defies easy description.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for verve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verve
Noun
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Climate change, poverty, the savaged middle class, plagues and the rise of A.I. need to be faced now with far more vigor than when they were first realized back in my youth.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
16 July 2025
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Siberian iris rhizomes spread over time to form a large clump of plants and can be easily divided every 3 to 4 years to provide more irises and restore vigor.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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Meanwhile, energy was a large source of inflation, with energy prices rising 0.9% on a month-over-month basis.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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The next battlegrounds for energy superpowers are small modular reactors (SMRs), geothermal and, most importantly, fusion energy.—
Wal van Lierop,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Verve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verve. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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