as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
the dance company has an infectious esprit that captivates audiences
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Recent Examples of esprit
In power, their Cheka harnessed the esprit of a military-religious order of knights with the atrocious violence of a gangster hit squad.
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Time, 24 Aug. 2023
This, along with the character’s hardened esprit of the streets, lofts her off the page: Even a future movie star is having to make money.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
The colony experiences the egalitarianism of a frontier reinforced by the esprit of a group of people working together with a sense of mission on a common task.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2013
As hip-hop rose from an underground phenomenon to a global vernacular, that esprit—of being the best, the baddest, the most beautiful—never vanished.
—Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2021
Each outfit in the show is accompanied by a headpiece that features a corresponding term, such as esprit, vitality, and self-determination.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2021
The assembly has moved online because of the coronavirus, compounding the pandemic's blows to the city's economy and worldly esprit.
—Jennifer Peltz, Star Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
Longtime residents credit the company for the city’s somewhat international esprit and a level of spoken English beyond even the already-high Finnish norm (the city’s street names—Machine Alley; Adapter Street—are more unambiguous).
—Natasha Frost, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2019
College deans wanted to establish the same esprit-de-corps within houses as could be found in an exclusive fraternity, but that required engineering.
—Carla Yanni, Smithsonian, 6 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for esprit
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The last act, informed by the six other acts, empowers all leaders to not only act with vigor but also with greater wisdom.—
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But there were no special guests — just Paul, all boyish energy and vigor at 82, with the magnificent four-man band he’s fronted for the past three decades, ripping through nearly two hours of one classic after another.—
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This solid base provided by the energy of Ollie Rathbone and George Dobson helped the defence put in one of their more polished collective displays, certainly since Cambridge United’s surprise 2-2 draw at the SToK Cae Ras on December 14 heralded a notable drop-off in form.—
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The energy then gets re-emitted at longer, lower-energy wavelengths—greens, yellows, oranges, and reds.—
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So something to the spirit of that is really speaking to me.—
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However nebulous, these extravagant plans signal a spirit of collaboration.—
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After walking in the Calvin Klein Collection’s revival show, the model cloaked herself in a sage green top from The Row, adding some dynamism to her classic cropped white tee and trousers.—
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The dynamism offered by Marmoush in a central position, as well as the promise of Nico Gonzalez at the back of midfield, gave City that kind of platform.—
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Pair that with a deep Big East tournament run, and Marquette might have just enough juice to slide in for a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance.—
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Step 3: Strain the juice using a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth to remove any remaining pulp.—
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
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Tomorrow’s artists can save on a little gas money by streaming Kelela’s live album, which features 12 selections that Kelela and her band rehearsed for four days, or the nearly 20-minute film that documents the process.—
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The story ends in the village of Hammondsport, where Drew was killed, with a kind of incantation of the cycle of life on Keuka Lake.—
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But that particular strand of my life seems to be quite healthy.—
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“Esprit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esprit. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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