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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
The elegant Falcon was conceived to elbow Chrysler into the spotlight shining on the new and exciting Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Thunderbird, graceful two-seaters drawing acclaim and buyers to Chrysler’s crosstown rivals in Detroit.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In clear and graceful prose, remarkably free of polemic or cynicism, Mazower soberly describes how and why the politics of anti-Semitism have metastasized in such maddening ways.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
In clear and graceful prose, remarkably free of polemic or cynicism, Mazower soberly describes how and why the politics of anti-Semitism have metastasized in such maddening ways.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graceful
Adjective
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Across a couple studies following thousands of people, those with higher scores have outlived their less agile counterparts.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, many organizations are slow to adopt these solutions due to legacy systems and resistance to change, missing opportunities to build agile, skilled teams in a rapidly evolving market.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The illustrations from 90 years ago feature various elegant gowns and outfits, including a floor-length floral pink dress, a chic purple tweed ensemble, and a glamorous strapless green-and-copper ball gown.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The brand creates elegant, minimalist designs built on the pillars of empathy, humanness and care.—
Olivia Pinnock,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Dark Horse: Specialized, Regional Providers With A Contrarian Strategy and Capital Efficiency In this competitive landscape, nimble companies like Luppa represents an intriguing contrarian bet.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Since then, Chesky has echoed the same sentiment, emphasizing that the age of artificial intelligence has ushered in a need for a more nimble business hierarchy.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Its predecessor was a handsome roadster called the Alpine, introduced in 1959 and made through 1968.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Aug. 2025
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During his unusual run of successful pictures in the 1960s, the deeply handsome Stamp was romantically involved with the likes of Julie Christie, Brigitte Bardot and especially supermodel Jean Shrimpton.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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Good chompers are important for many reasons, including as a key to good digestion, but at an event of the social and professional heft as an amfAR gala, where the eating is quite secondary to the flitting about, fine chompers are the go-to fashion accessory.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the device has a fleet of LED lights that illuminate floors to highlight fine dust, so nothing is missed.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Girlfriends star is already known for her aspirational life approach, charismatic silliness and all-around majestic aura, but there was something very special about seeing Ross share her solo travel so intimately.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
20 Aug. 2025
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Be sure to sit on the patio to enjoy the soothing sounds of an in-ground water fountain display and the majestic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are graced by colorful sunsets in the evening.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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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Five spice pepitas delivered breathy notes of Asian cuisine and, along with the crunch of radish, provided textural contrast to the lithe fish.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Should it be flecked with standard chocolate chips, bigger chocolate chunks, or lithe flakes?—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 July 2025
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graceful. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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