as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
The legs look as spry as fudge and twice as sweet.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The Suns don’t have an answer for a spry Porzingis.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The typical general-election voter is a spry 52, but in primary elections, which decide the majority of political contests, that number rises to 59.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Devers certainly looked spry while running top speed down the first-base line on Tuesday to beat out an infield dribbler.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
The Suns don’t have an answer for a spry Porzingis.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
The typical general-election voter is a spry 52, but in primary elections, which decide the majority of political contests, that number rises to 59.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Devers certainly looked spry while running top speed down the first-base line on Tuesday to beat out an infield dribbler.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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Loving Venus moves through your 11th House of Friends and trines imaginative Neptune in your 7th House of Partnership, so collaboration feels graceful and heartfelt.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Others were just as proud, albeit less graceful with their language.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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The story of how a second-generation entrepreneur built a category challenger by burning every boat is a master class in family business, vertical integration, and the discipline of staying agile at a thousand employees.—
Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This executive conversation will explore the forces redefining modern retail and how leading organizations are building more agile, intelligent and connected operating models to drive sales and boost margins.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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