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vigorous

[vig-er-uhs] / ˈvɪg ər əs /


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He was powered by a vigorous social media presence and an angry electorate thirsty for change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It calls for at least 75 minutes of vigorous exercise or 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, plus at least two sessions of strengthening exercises such as weightlifting.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

In the deeply coded discourse of superpower relations, I think that translates into vigorous competition and disagreement, but without an actual shooting war.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Roosevelt once invited Lawrence Murray, a Commerce and Labor Department aide, on one of his vigorous walk-and-runs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Over the next years, as the vigorous Oenothera multiplied, de Vries found that eight hundred new variants had spontaneously arisen—plants with gigantic leaves, with hairy stems, or with odd-shaped flowers.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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