1
as in ability
mental skill or quickness
the ambassador showed great dexterity in his handling of the touchy situation
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2
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
For workers, the safest career bets are in areas requiring human trust, regulation and dexterity, like law, medicine, public safety and skilled trades.
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The company just introduced Quanta X2, a highly advanced robotic butler designed for dexterity and versatility.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As a result, data acquisition has posed a consistent bottleneck to robot development, along with challenges in creating portable batteries suitable for mobile robots and replicating human levels of dexterity and manipulation.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the fist evolved as an anatomical accident, a by-product of the lengthened fingers and opposable thumbs that gave humans their unparalleled tool-grabbing dexterity.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The company just introduced Quanta X2, a highly advanced robotic butler designed for dexterity and versatility.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
As a result, data acquisition has posed a consistent bottleneck to robot development, along with challenges in creating portable batteries suitable for mobile robots and replicating human levels of dexterity and manipulation.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the fist evolved as an anatomical accident, a by-product of the lengthened fingers and opposable thumbs that gave humans their unparalleled tool-grabbing dexterity.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dexterity
Noun
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Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Such expertise requires an innate ability, thousands of hours of practice, and the ability to learn effectively.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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While the robot has improved significantly in agility, speed, and balance, watching the G1 humanoid perform the same moves hasn’t gone down well with some viewers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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For Dimon, agility and humility are paramount in this era of rapid change.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Born Paul Daniel Frehley to a musical family, he was self-taught — and went on to inspire millions with his guitar prowess.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Adding to Tillman’s scoring prowess is his knack of maintaining possession, which Heim credits in raising Medfield’s attack.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Secondly, because of the academy and the talent coming through.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Kamara’s new venture is being represented by the talent agency New School, which also represents Campbell Addy, Jawara Alleyne and Gareth Wrighton.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Even improved proficiency with AI doesn’t reliably mitigate the automation bias.—
Nelson Lim,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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After the first group of trainees, mostly middle-class, English-speaking, and with military connections, more and more refugees coming from more rural areas or with lower proficiency levels also entered the industry.—
Arabelle Sicardi,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Computing this circular definition requires some mathematical finesse.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Arsenal might have opened the door for Melchie Dumornay to punish them but the 22-year-old Haiti international’s tenacity and finesse to execute was emblematic of her team’s performance.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cootes also has demonstrated some solid aptitude in the faceoff circle.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her aptitude was unavoidable at the Fendi show, where top models holding desirable handbags, styled with joyful knits, eye-catching dresses and sporty separates, strutted past guests, including actors Hilary Duff, Naomi Watts and Bang Chan of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sperm meet the elevated energy demands to attain fertilization competence by increasing flux through aldolase.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Combine technical skills with coaching and supportive relationships that build both competence and confidence.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Dexterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dexterity. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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