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brisk

adjective as in fast-moving; active

adjective as in chilly, refreshing (weather)

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Midweek stays cold with brisk northerly winds, and sleet and snow showers are likely, mainly along northern and eastern coasts, as well as Northern Ireland, west Wales, and possibly the moors of south-west England.

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Meanwhile, its economy struggled to recover the brisk growth of a decade earlier, and government debt climbed.

Trevor Penning couldn’t help but smile and chuckle after arriving in the brisk El Segundo weather from New Orleans early Wednesday morning.

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Allison sings with brisk efficiency, less likely to reach for a poetic metaphor and more likely to state the facts of the situation plainly.

The other is run by this guy, Gutfeld, and his friends, doing brisk business by laughing with the red cap wearers, wrapping his primetime colleagues’ anger in sweeteners they recognize.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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