lively
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Archaeologists have found pieces of Greek pottery, as well as rooms and large jars for storing goods from the harbour, discoveries that Karam said showed the ancient city's "lively commercial activity".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Helped by lively English pitches, Robinson has been able to concentrate on his greatest skill - his control of line and length.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She was lively and in on the joke from the very beginning.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Keeping Beethoven lively will be her mission as Bonn and the world mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death in 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“What fun you’d have! I wish I could run off too,” said Jo, forgetting her part of mentor in lively visions of martial life at the capital.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The party was a little livelier than your typical book launch: Heiser says it “featured a reading backed by an excellent jazz trio, ceramic noses, a scent-maker, mimes and speed therapy, among many other things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
He’s tried livelier cruise lines, and nothing compares to a library stocked with first-edition books and the certainty that no children will be running down the halls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was livelier now, but it seemed certain that no one would get hired today.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Isak was anonymous again, having been chosen ahead of the much livelier Hugo Ekitike, while Wirtz once again had to be content with coming off the bench.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
This, perhaps as much as the money, is what keeps Holly going through nausea and pain, and even some of the livelier, bolder women seem inordinately sensitive to how he’s feeling about them.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Welcome to Lukyanivka, one of the most heavily bombed neighborhoods in Ukraine’s capital city, but still one of the liveliest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Black Friday—the nickname for the day after Thanksgiving—may be an unofficial holiday, but it has earned the reputation of being one of the liveliest shopping days of the year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
The liveliest thing about nightlife in Woodland were the stars: The lack of city lights meant the stars sparkled more brightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
He had also been one of their liveliest players in the first leg too.
From BBC ● May 8, 2023
The liveliest medium of all is the blogosphere.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing lively
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
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"One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia, List 2
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