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Recent Examples of sure-footed
If the category had included Conclave’s Edward Berger, cool-eyed and dramatically sure-footed, this might have been a more interesting race.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Tiburon Uplands loop trail and adjoining hike through Old St. Hilary’s Preserve offer a great opportunity for sure-footed hikers to get in touch with the wild and rugged natural landscape of the Tiburon Peninsula.
—Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
The 20 Most Beautiful Places In Virginia, According To A Local
South Carolina
The Carolina Marsh Tacky
South Carolina’s heritage state horse, the Marsh Tacky, is a sturdy, sure-footed animal that descended from the horses of 16th century Spanish explorers.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
This rare moment of hesitation from a man who is usually so sure-footed in the recording studio underscores the paradox of Edgar Barrera: a towering figure in Latin music who is most often behind the scenes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
But once the drama comes to a head, there is a long journey toward Christmas morning, one in which serial one-on-one conversations come to feel, eventually, like what had been a sure-footed piece of writing is suddenly dithering toward meaning in the midst of human messiness.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
The young actors, almost all newcomers, are naturals in a sure-footed movie that is set in the future but fully plugged into global political anxieties of the present.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
Not just demonstrating proof of concept for the all-wheel-drive platform in a grueling rally setting, the Sport Quattro featured sure-footed capabilities that were quickly adapted to the company’s passenger cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
Something that’s still safe in inclement weather, but which should feel significantly more sure-footed on loose surfaces.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The Tiburon Uplands loop trail and adjoining hike through Old St. Hilary’s Preserve offer a great opportunity for sure-footed hikers to get in touch with the wild and rugged natural landscape of the Tiburon Peninsula.
—Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
The 20 Most Beautiful Places In Virginia, According To A Local
South Carolina
The Carolina Marsh Tacky
South Carolina’s heritage state horse, the Marsh Tacky, is a sturdy, sure-footed animal that descended from the horses of 16th century Spanish explorers.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
This rare moment of hesitation from a man who is usually so sure-footed in the recording studio underscores the paradox of Edgar Barrera: a towering figure in Latin music who is most often behind the scenes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
But once the drama comes to a head, there is a long journey toward Christmas morning, one in which serial one-on-one conversations come to feel, eventually, like what had been a sure-footed piece of writing is suddenly dithering toward meaning in the midst of human messiness.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
The young actors, almost all newcomers, are naturals in a sure-footed movie that is set in the future but fully plugged into global political anxieties of the present.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
Not just demonstrating proof of concept for the all-wheel-drive platform in a grueling rally setting, the Sport Quattro featured sure-footed capabilities that were quickly adapted to the company’s passenger cars.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2024
Something that’s still safe in inclement weather, but which should feel significantly more sure-footed on loose surfaces.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-footed
Adjective
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SpaceX is the implied template: Musk will advocate for privatizing the government, outsourcing the affairs of state to nimble entrepreneurs and adroit technologists.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2024
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Naturally, Moore is formidable, acing an English accent and exhibiting an adroit sense of comic timing.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The album’s ever-present pedal-steel guitar comes courtesy of J.R. Bohannon, whose dexterous playing throughout Send a Prayer My Way recalls Lloyd Green’s and JayDee Maness’ invaluable contributions to the Byrds’ beloved Sweetheart of the Rodeo.—
Abigail Covington,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then there was her dexterous ability at playing two pianos at once.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the face of uncertainty over China’s future, U.S. policymakers must remain flexible and fleet-footed.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Oct. 2014
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And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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But more careful scrutiny reveals that Rubens made deft alterations to Titian’s composition.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Emerging from personal turmoil, the album is another deft narrative turn for Isbell.—
Ryan Leas,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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McCaffery has a contract through the 2028 season, but with his program plagued by stagnant on-court performance and collapsing ticket sales, athletic director Beth Goetz could make a change.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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On its most recent financial disclosures to the NCAA, Arizona’s athletic department reported receiving $36.2 million in subsidies in 2023-24 and still ending the fiscal year with a $20.5 million deficit.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Sure-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-footed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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