She defended her beliefs with great vigor. she was picked to lead the volunteer group because of her vigor and enthusiasm
Recent Examples on the WebAnd Swinton’s usual intellectual vigor seems dissipated. Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 Following is quote from this US Forestry Service publication: Prevention: Tactics geared toward maintaining plant vigor such as watering and fertilizing plants as needed to keep them healthy.oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 The studies revealed that, for people in those situations, a short break could replenish vigor, but not fully replenish the mental resources needed to complete the task. Megan Marples, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 In the day’s marquee event, participants hauled hoses to the third story of a building and sprayed powerful volumes of water at an active blaze, the heat, steam and vigor of which left everyone thoroughly saturated. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 Con Moto is a theme and variations, only becoming clear in the first variation, which is largely written around a lyrical and roving cello figure, which Greensmith played with vigor and polish. Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 Not goods or possessions (anymore), but more emotion, more vigor, more experience, and, the most prescient and seemingly hardest to achieve, a better world. Tom Rasmussen, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022 For example, a texture with a predominantly smooth surface will evoke a sense of calm, whereas a high ratio of rough texture can inject movement and vigor into a room. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2022 The vigor of real estate salespeople and the chambers of commerce were pitched at the middle classes. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English vigour, from Anglo-French, from Latin vigor, from vigēre to be vigorous