lively
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The band is firing on all cylinders, the production is lively and open, and Price’s voice sounds fantastic.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
A lively march to the World Cup’s round of 16 reaches a familiar end versus an extra-motivated contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Throughout his lively retelling of the story, he added a series of sound effects to move the story line — among them, wacha, pum, pum, pum, gol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The scorching heat has sparked lively discussion in some countries about the merits of air-conditioning, which is used far less in Europe than in some parts of the world.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
At night and on weekends, there were often lively discussions around her kitchen table, sometimes with friends—mostly Jewish intellectuals.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
With Conan O’Brien returning as host in 2026, the ceremony was much in the spirit of his first go in 2025, except this was all in all a livelier, funnier show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
A state-run news portal credited a Li essay with shaping Xi’s views on improving the party’s public messaging through livelier language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
It was livelier now, but it seemed certain that no one would get hired today.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Cameroonian political scientist Stephane Akoa told AFP before the vote that the campaign had been "much livelier than usual" and the vote was "therefore more likely to throw up surprises".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
In April a livelier iris gleamed upon the burnished dove.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Welcome to Lukyanivka, one of the most heavily bombed neighborhoods in Ukraine’s capital city, but still one of the liveliest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Black Friday—the nickname for the day after Thanksgiving—may be an unofficial holiday, but it has earned the reputation of being one of the liveliest shopping days of the year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
In fact, the reviewer found Whale "the liveliest natural new personality to turn up on TV for ages", saying he possessed "a surfeit of punch and charisma".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
The liveliest thing about nightlife in Woodland were the stars: The lack of city lights meant the stars sparkled more brightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
After that she understood what was required of her, though she did not prove the liveliest of partners.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing lively
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 2
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