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Recent Examples of acrobatic
Her acrobatic voice mirrored the dive-bomb guitar patterns Jimi Hendrix famously generated for his live version at Woodstock in 1969.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The online confrontation between the two acrobatic stars quickly went viral last week.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Tielemans judges the weight of the pass perfectly but even more impressive is Watkins’ acrobatic finish.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Almost 40 years ago in Minnesota, Pele still displayed moments of quickness, deft passing and even tried to pull off an acrobatic overhead scissors kick.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The online confrontation between the two acrobatic stars quickly went viral last week.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Tielemans judges the weight of the pass perfectly but even more impressive is Watkins’ acrobatic finish.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Almost 40 years ago in Minnesota, Pele still displayed moments of quickness, deft passing and even tried to pull off an acrobatic overhead scissors kick.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobatic
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
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Washington’s youth is proving to be an asset in this transitional moment for the broader domestic wine industry, allowing winemakers here to be agile and innovative, much like the tech companies just across the Cascades in Seattle, as Matt Austin of Grosgrain puts it.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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This keeps our team agile, engaged and prepared for whatever’s next.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
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Was that an intentional choice to highlight our feline friends so much this season?—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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All the feline essentials should be sorted before their arrival.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Letz is a physically and emotionally pliant but also a verbose actor of great versatility, able to play a standard Second City dad and Chicag’ow type, but also a neurotic (lots of call for that in this show) and a dweeb and, well, whatever gets thrown his way.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Both sides were able to claim victory through their pliant national media.—
SUSHANT SINGH,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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Crafted from supple suede panels with just a hint of slouch, this zip-top tote from the relatively new brand Métier is the epitome of quiet luxury.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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This has inspired a more nimble approach to M&A transactions, which will result in new opportunities rising to the surface.—
Rusty Wiley,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Building standards need to be nimble because the effects of climate change are unpredictable, said Laura Walsh, policy manager with Save the Bay, a nonprofit focused on conservation and preparing for rising seas.—
Ben Christopher,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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After all, supportive sneakers for walking through a city, flexible pants for long-haul flights, and versatile pieces that can be worn multiple times throughout a trip are essentials on any packing list.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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Despite its grandeur, over the centuries the palace proved to be a flexible structure, capable of accommodating additions, splits, partitions, changes of ownership and use.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobatic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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