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Adjective
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This simple silhouette is made from 100 percent leather and has an elastic trim for an almost custom level of comfort.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
9 Feb. 2025 -
The clubs are spring-like structures that store energy in elastic form and are held in place by latch-like tendons.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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For all the talk and research that has gone into exploiting graphene’s pliant properties for use in wearable and flexible electronics, most of the polymer composites it has been mixed with to date have been on the hard and inflexible side.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Dec. 2016
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During subsequent decades, the Soviets and its pliant regime were defeated, the country was racked by civil war, and various Islamist groups became ascendant, including the Mujahedin, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Isis-Khorasan.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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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Be flexible If your child’s birthday falls on a holiday, flexibility is key.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With significant revisions, this proposal could contain a semblance of something workable.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has seven children, immediately took issue with the position that blocking or filtering content is a workable alternative to requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This sliding is what leads to the material being ductile (able to be drawn into wires) and malleable (able to be hammered into shapes), which are characteristics of softness.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The all-aluminum M1s are apparently hard enough to handle ice but ductile enough to not easily chip or shatter when hitting rocks.—
Cameron Martindell,
WIRED,
28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Heat makes muscles more pliable, which reduces the risk of muscle injuries.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Then use a softer, more pliable brush for blending.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Flexile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexile. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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