as in graceful
moving easily
the expressive movements of agile dancers agile herons wading in the marsh
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Jianwen Liao
feng Zhu, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2024
As a regular touchpad, the P16 performs as expected with agile, accurate response and strong palm rejection.
—PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
Spear Moblins are perfect against agile flying foes.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
Albers’ rich vibrato and expressive bowing made the music sing, and in the quick sections, her agile fingers moved through the notes with effortless grace.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jianwen Liao
feng Zhu, Harvard Business Review, 14 Oct. 2024
As a regular touchpad, the P16 performs as expected with agile, accurate response and strong palm rejection.
—PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
Spear Moblins are perfect against agile flying foes.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
Albers’ rich vibrato and expressive bowing made the music sing, and in the quick sections, her agile fingers moved through the notes with effortless grace.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for agile
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agile. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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