vigorous
adjective
vig·or·ous
ˈvi-g(ə-)rəs 
1
: done with vigor : carried out forcefully and energetically
vigorous exercises
2
: possessing vigor : full of physical or mental strength or active force : strong
a vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
vigorousness
noun
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She remained vigorous into her nineties.
His speech was met with vigorous applause.
She gave a vigorous defense of her beliefs.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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But members of the Pakistani diaspora have undertaken a vigorous lobbying campaign in the United States as Mr. Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or P.T.I., has been battered at home by arrests, crackdowns and censorship.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
At a vigorous activity level, talking beyond a few words at a time without running out of breath becomes more challenging.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The hammam routine involves mixed use of the herbal steam room, dry heat sauna, stimulating Swiss shower, cool mist room, aqua massage vitality pool, and a warm marble belly stone; not to mention a vigorous body scrub followed by a purifying cleanse and 60- or 90-minute massage.
—Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
But members of the Pakistani diaspora have undertaken a vigorous lobbying campaign in the United States as Mr. Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or P.T.I., has been battered at home by arrests, crackdowns and censorship.
—Salman Masood, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
At a vigorous activity level, talking beyond a few words at a time without running out of breath becomes more challenging.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Vigorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigorous. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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vigorous
adjective
vig·or·ous
ˈvig-(ə-)rəs
1
: having vigor : robust
vigorous youth
a vigorous plant
2
: done with force and energy
a vigorous protest
vigorously
adverb
vigorousness
noun
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