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as in ability
mental skill or quickness
the ambassador showed great dexterity in his handling of the touchy situation
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as in agility
ease and grace in physical activity
the juggler needed lots of dexterity in order to keep all five balls in the air at the same time
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Recent Examples of dexterity
Perhaps Turo’s biggest draw with renters is dexterity.
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
And Andre’s gifts as an actor, his power and his brilliance, coupled with Kyle’s talents and dexterity, is one of my biggest ongoing memories of the show.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
That dexterity strengthens the impression that this Christmas story is really a community portrait.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Thrill-seeking play confers physical benefits like better dexterity, skeletal muscle development, and physical awareness, all benefits that last into adulthood.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
And Andre’s gifts as an actor, his power and his brilliance, coupled with Kyle’s talents and dexterity, is one of my biggest ongoing memories of the show.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
That dexterity strengthens the impression that this Christmas story is really a community portrait.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Thrill-seeking play confers physical benefits like better dexterity, skeletal muscle development, and physical awareness, all benefits that last into adulthood.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dexterity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dexterity
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Polis previously supported parents’ ability to opt out of vaccinations — drawing support from anti-vaccine advocates — despite the state’s poor rankings for pediatric immunization.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Because privacy laws shield the names of firearm purchasers from public view, the data NSSF obtained gave it a unique ability to identify and contact large numbers of gun owners or shooting sports enthusiasts.Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Vea is a challenge for a 49ers’ offensive line that depends on agility, angles and leverage rather than brute force under the instruction of run game coordinator/line coach Chris Foerster.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Conclusion In 2024, the key to business agility is being able to quickly evaluate the full breadth of your data to inform strategy and improve outcomes across business units.Naveen Singh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Flashback: That road prowess followed the team to Seattle this week, where Houston held the No. 4-seed Sounders scoreless, forcing a penalty shoot-out.Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The potential return of the Tasmanian tiger will be a culmination of efforts from scientists at the University of Melbourne, the technological prowess of Colossal Biosciences and the genetic contributions of a pickled 110-year old thylacine head.Scott Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The current crop of Irish talent exemplifies these qualities, O’Reilly says.Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In a data science team, the vertical bar symbolizes the team's deep technical skills, which include proficiency in areas such as statistics, machine learning, programming and data analysis.Shivanku Misra, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even more troubling, this failure rate marks a one-percentage-point drop in proficiency from the previous year, underscoring a worrying trend in student achievement that is raising alarms ...Stephen Moore, National Review, 15 Oct. 2024
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Lemon blossoms, intense minerality and subtle spice on the nose with an overall finesse that is energetic at its core with a long, linear finish.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Biles twisted and flipped with her usual finesse and was accompanied by an entourage of Olympians performing gravity-defying dance breaks that would give the Laker Girls a run for their money.Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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The same was true in HandBrake, as well as Geekbench, which measures overall aptitude at daily productivity tasks.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the 1970s, psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan developed the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), which argued that humans have three basic psychological needs—competence, autonomy and relatedness.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The former president has put the border and immigration, the state of the American economy, and Harris's competence, among other issues, at the forefront of his campaign alongside his Republican running mate, Ohio's Senator J.D. Vance.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Dexterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dexterity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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