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as in agile
moving easily
the graceful ballerina effortlessly leapt across the stage
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as in elegant
having or showing elegance
sat down in the old plantation home's very graceful parlor
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Recent Examples of graceful
Photos released by the court show Kate smiling in brightly colored costumes, her hair slicked back, and her feet and arms in the studied pose of a graceful ballerina.
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
But therapy in the great outdoors, even with stunning visuals and artful metaphors, can only take a show so far, though it’s greatly helped by Landau’s graceful direction, Melecio Estrella and Bandaloop’s vertical staging and an impressive supporting cast.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
At 82, McCartney was still a vision of graceful nonchalance in his fitted black jacket and crisp white shirt, hair grayed at the temples but still boyishly brushing the back of his collar.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Ornamental grasses add gentle muted colors, vertical accents, and graceful movement to a landscape.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
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Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
But therapy in the great outdoors, even with stunning visuals and artful metaphors, can only take a show so far, though it’s greatly helped by Landau’s graceful direction, Melecio Estrella and Bandaloop’s vertical staging and an impressive supporting cast.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
At 82, McCartney was still a vision of graceful nonchalance in his fitted black jacket and crisp white shirt, hair grayed at the temples but still boyishly brushing the back of his collar.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Ornamental grasses add gentle muted colors, vertical accents, and graceful movement to a landscape.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graceful
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By focusing on long-term trends over short-term volatility and staying agile through continuous reevaluation, leaders build the confidence to make decisive calls amid uncertainty. - Peter Boolkah, The Transition Guy 15.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Next, Miller and her colleagues had to become experts at catching the agile reptiles with sticks, nets and even their bare hands.—
Denise Hruby,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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When only the most polished versions will do, look for an elegant almond-shape toe, a slight Cuban-style heel, and a high shine—like this take from Berluti, with a two-tone treatment of black and petrol blue.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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Grande’s elegant look this evening stayed true to the spirit of her red-carpet style this awards season.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Spotify uses agile squads to stay nimble in the competitive streaming market.—
Dax Grant,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Parametric insurance has been around for years in sectors like agriculture, but insurers like Adaptive are using AI and data tools to make parametric policies that are cheaper and more nimble, enabling smaller businesses to buy them.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The case coincides with suspicious activity occurring near the border where Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) — who used to work for the Navajo Tribal Police with Chee and Leaphorn and had a relationship with Chee — now gets drawn to cocky and handsome border agent Ivan Muños (Alex Meraz).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Casting is an expensive multistep process, though, and the same factories can furnish façades for new construction by the more straightforward technique of extrusion, yielding handsome but less ornate panels.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
5 Mar. 2025
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By introducing finer gradations and supporting 16-QAM with a 2/3 coding rate, Wi-Fi 8 ensures smoother transitions between speed tiers, ultimately enhancing overall transmission rates by 5%-30% and guaranteeing stable connectivity as users move.—
Mark Vena,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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New York first joined the guide in 2005, kicking off a new focus on fine dining in America.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The matriarch of the Dutton family, who writes letters to Spencer like diary entries, is the majestic Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton with a gruff Harrison Ford impeccably playing her loving husband, Jacob Dutton.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The setup was a never-ending path of majestic olive trees, their branches forming a natural canopy with a single long, rectangular dining table, dressed with simple yet elegant décor.—
Alexandra Macon,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hawkins misplaced horns and spikes, and some of his robust four-legged dinosaurs were actually gracile bipeds.—
Yannic Rack,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Aug. 2023
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More generally, humans as a whole have become more gracile over the last 10,000 years.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
26 Mar. 2012
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The filmmaking is accordingly lithe and light in touch, building an atmosphere buoyant with summery possibilities.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The plot itself fades into the background, but Theron’s fight scenes sear into the memory banks, both lithe and reckless, gloriously choreographed yet sloppily unpredictable.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graceful. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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