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spunky

[spuhng-kee] / ˈspʌŋ ki /


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"We will always feel blessed to have had this beautiful spunky ray of light in our lives. She will live on in our hearts forever!"

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025

Together, the young pariah-turned-lizard-rider and his spunky pet prove there’s strength in pacifism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

In the photo, Halsey adorns a spunky pixie haircut and overplucked skinny eyebrows to pay homage to O'Riordan's cherry red short hairdo and overall '00s punk rock aesthetic.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

“Then, in the ’70s and ’80s, television gave us two women journalists — still spunky but way more independent — that we could root for: Mary Tyler Moore and Murphy Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

I wondered if it would be the kind with a spunky girl on the cover.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead




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