1
as in flexible
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
bouncy seat cushions
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2
as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
unsurprisingly, the bouncy talk show hostess was a cheerleader in high school
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Recent Examples of bouncy
Hyaluronic acid also assists in hydrating skin, creating a bouncier appearance.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
India have not played an official warm-up match in Australian conditions that are bouncier and pacier than they are used to.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Combination sleepers may find a bouncier hybrid bed easier to move around on.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Innersprings also tend to be bouncier and more responsive.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
India have not played an official warm-up match in Australian conditions that are bouncier and pacier than they are used to.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Combination sleepers may find a bouncier hybrid bed easier to move around on.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Innersprings also tend to be bouncier and more responsive.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bouncy
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Be flexible If your child’s birthday falls on a holiday, flexibility is key.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2025
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What’s needed now are more flexible funding schemes and opportunities that will allow Latvian productions to be competitive on the global market.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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BuzzFeed is creating its own social media platform as a joyful alternative to addictive social media feeds, CEO Jonah Peretti tells Axios.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Photo by George Barberis; Styling by Jorie Garcia Vivid color, playful patterns, and vintage accents are hallmarks of Casework Interiors’ joyful, modern spaces, which capture the perfect mix of past and present.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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A lot of jeans are made with a bit of elastane to give it stretch, but that will just not give you this kind of fit and drape.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
10 Feb. 2025
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More inventive styles like the Nela, a second-skin knee-high boot featuring stretch leather and a harness detail that wraps around the ankle, only go up to 11.—
Mikelle Street,
Them,
26 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer, when curating her vintage realm, realized that the term has two sides: while some think of exuberant, flamboyant pieces gathered in one disorderly shop, others imagine vintage as high-end, inaccessible to the average customer.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Omar Epps Omar Epps’s exuberant Mars and the centaur Chiron are in Aries.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Leaves or fresh flowers are more eco-friendly - and more special – than a plastic bow.—
Martha Shade,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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While searching the home, detectives found a clear plastic bag with meth residue in a bedroom, as well as several plastic bags with fentanyl residue in trash cans outside the home.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
24 Mar. 2024
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Even if your skin is quite resilient, the best body washes for sensitive skin can benefit all skin types for their soothing, usually minimalist formulations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
15 Feb. 2025
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According to Press Ganey's data, organizations that invested in the principles of high reliability were most resilient through stressful periods.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Byrne said that a fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft could operate as a drone to a larger, passively buoyant platform.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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With the global economic outlook uncertain and swathes of brands and retailers having gone under in the past couple of years, some went as far as to call the buoyant atmosphere disconcerting.—
Alex Wynne,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Bouncy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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