as in flexible
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
a rubberlike material that is used for household products
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubberlike
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These include electric vehicles with extended driving ranges, large-scale renewable energy storage systems that can balance intermittent solar and wind power, and lightweight, flexible power sources for portable and wearable electronics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Airlines have been alerting customers whose flights are canceled and offering flexible rebooking and refund options to other travelers headed to those 40 airports.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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They’re constructed of a non-stretch denim, sit lower on the hips, and have a relaxed straight-leg silhouette.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The look featured a double-breasted blazer, crafted with non-stretch denim.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Resident Heather Lemcool claimed, per the outlet, that the human remains were in a box and plastic bag, rather than an urn.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Each garden partner is provided a tray with a plastic pot, soil, three seasonal plants and a plastic saucer.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The tomato-oregano intensity wasn’t helped by an unsettling, rubbery texture.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Oct. 2025
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Here are details on bites of tofu that are unexpectedly delicious, and the rubbery, tasteless blocks that will send you back to the meat department.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For his latest Max Mara collection, Griffiths designed many looks with bare backs demarcated with harness-like arrangements of black elastic straps.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The elastic waistband stretches to move with you, and the pants come with faux buttons to make slipping them on a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The stretchy fabric allows for a full range of motion and remains in place through every downward dog and tree pose.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Toss out the stretchy pants from last year’s Thanksgiving feast.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the near term, this means renewable grids, energy storage and climate-resilient transit.—
Neel Somani,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Premiering May 15 in Cannes’ ACID sidebar, the France–Palestine–Iran co-production traces Farsi’s efforts to get closer to the conflict when borders made reporting impossible, and finds a singular, resilient voice in Hassona’s daily dispatches from Gaza.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Rubberlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubberlike. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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