1
: active bodily or mental strength or force
2
: active healthy well-balanced growth especially of plants
3
: intensity of action or effect : force
4
: effective legal status
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She defended her beliefs with great vigor.
she was picked to lead the volunteer group because of her vigor and enthusiasm
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Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Neither are refuted or corrected with the same vigor and enthusiasm seen when the seed of scandal is first set.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The Trump team is denying that allegation and throwing its weight behind the former president’s stamina and vigor.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
Seeing their sickly child’s newfound obsession awaken within him a vigor and excitement for learning, Roosevelt’s parents encouraged his passion for natural history.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Neither are refuted or corrected with the same vigor and enthusiasm seen when the seed of scandal is first set.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The Trump team is denying that allegation and throwing its weight behind the former president’s stamina and vigor.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
Seeing their sickly child’s newfound obsession awaken within him a vigor and excitement for learning, Roosevelt’s parents encouraged his passion for natural history.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Vigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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vigor
noun
vig·or
ˈvig-ər 
1
: active strength or energy of body or mind
2
: active strength or force
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