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Recent Examples of acrobatic
The 5-foot-11 wideout with a knack for acrobatic catches and game-changing plays earned first-team All-America honors from The Associated Press.
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CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
The final act included, in a surprising twist, the show’s host tackling the Wheel of Destiny, a high-risk circus acrobatic apparatus.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Yet speakers at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference on Tuesday warned against getting too dazzled by the acrobatic feats.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Googoosh’s father had her perform risky acrobatic tricks onstage from the age of 3.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025
The final act included, in a surprising twist, the show’s host tackling the Wheel of Destiny, a high-risk circus acrobatic apparatus.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Yet speakers at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference on Tuesday warned against getting too dazzled by the acrobatic feats.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Googoosh’s father had her perform risky acrobatic tricks onstage from the age of 3.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobatic
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Characterized by graceful, winding arms that spiral out from a bright central bulge, these systems are rich with both young and old stars, swirling gas and cosmic dust.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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After winning over America with his epic one-liners and graceful skates, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon tackled the dance floor alongside partner Jenna Johnson.—
Diana Pearl,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
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For Atlas, this means proving that a highly agile, fully electric system can perform sustained, repetitive work without the trade-offs that come with research-grade complexity.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, businesses need to be agile.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Next door at Delirium, bar patrons raise a glass in their feline friend’s memory.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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But every queen needs a partner in play, and Poppy has Nova, her feline best friend.—
Evan Moore
November 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement Rodríguez was not immediately pliant.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Its root system is aggressive, shallow, and rather pliant, which makes the tree very unstable.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2025
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Vinegar can be drying, so remember to condition leather to keep it supple.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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Now the French house’s bestselling jewelry collection is kicking off its second decade with new supple designs — and Gracie Abrams as one of its faces.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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Wang anticipates retailers and brands to keep looking for ways to keep their sourcing as nimble as possible.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Guidance must reflect on-the-ground realities and be nimble enough to adapt as conditions change.—
Deborah L. Birx,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobatic. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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