as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
some food and a little rest should give me back some of my vim
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Recent Examples of vim
Vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin D3, copper, iron, and other vitamins and minerals provide the general base your pup needs to live a healthy life full of vim and vigor.
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Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
Together, Nina and Simon (Emmanuel Imani), the American duo, have sufficient vim and quick-thinking wit to make clear why their British half-siblings fear them.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
This fear hovers in the background as both Margo and Denise take up ballet, the latter with more vim than the former.
—Rhoda Feng, The Week, 12 Apr. 2022
The site has become famous for the surprising vim of its online mobs, many of which have been organized by anonymous strangers who’ve never met.
—Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021
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Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2022
Together, Nina and Simon (Emmanuel Imani), the American duo, have sufficient vim and quick-thinking wit to make clear why their British half-siblings fear them.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
This fear hovers in the background as both Margo and Denise take up ballet, the latter with more vim than the former.
—Rhoda Feng, The Week, 12 Apr. 2022
The site has become famous for the surprising vim of its online mobs, many of which have been organized by anonymous strangers who’ve never met.
—Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vim
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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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“Vim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vim. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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