as in vigor
active strength of body or mind
the students always display considerably more pep during the weeks immediately prior to the holidays
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Recent Examples of pep
Only a handful of UCLA students showed up for the roll call, Thanksgiving week draining the arena of its usual pregame pep.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Put a little pep in Mom’s step with these beloved spring treats.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Mars enters Leo once more, adding pep to our steps.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The pep band expanded too, taking over most of section 101 after needing about three rows the night before.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Put a little pep in Mom’s step with these beloved spring treats.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2025
Mars enters Leo once more, adding pep to our steps.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The pep band expanded too, taking over most of section 101 after needing about three rows the night before.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pep
Noun
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That offensive stance has stood firm even as the stock market continues to be whipsawed by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies that change on a dime, while worries deepen about the vigor of the economy.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Micro-breaks, even as short as a few minutes, significantly boost vigor and reduce fatigue, though longer breaks have a greater positive impact on performance.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Without his seemingly limitless energy to race up and down their right flank, Palace would have been far worse off over the season.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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All this Cancer energy will be just one note in a larger harmony, as Jupiter enters Cancer next week and stays until July 2026.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The juices evaporate leaving soft slices of glistening peaches behind to spread onto biscuits or toast.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
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Some juice is aged in chestnut wood, some aged in oak and some in both.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Pep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pep. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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