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Recent Examples of acrobatic
The sophomore would deliver, utilizing an acrobatic leg save to win it for the Sundevils.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
But at night, the section of the indoor/outdoor pool that bisects it is covered and becomes a stage for acrobatic shows.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Slater is a virtuosic physical actor, and his evocation of the mime’s precision, silliness, and grace—the elastic faces, the acrobatic tumbles, the fingers that bloom into flowers, then wilt, then bloom again — is painstaking and loving in its observance.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Young performers from CircEsteem and CirquesExperience rode bicycles, balanced on stilts and spun across the pavement on acrobatic wheels.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
But at night, the section of the indoor/outdoor pool that bisects it is covered and becomes a stage for acrobatic shows.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Slater is a virtuosic physical actor, and his evocation of the mime’s precision, silliness, and grace—the elastic faces, the acrobatic tumbles, the fingers that bloom into flowers, then wilt, then bloom again — is painstaking and loving in its observance.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Young performers from CircEsteem and CirquesExperience rode bicycles, balanced on stilts and spun across the pavement on acrobatic wheels.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobatic
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Although this year’s edition of the Oscars, which aired on ABC on March 15, was hardly in the class of the 1972 installment, there was at least one moment that recalled Johnson’s witty, graceful sendup of stars commandeering the ceremony to climb atop their soapbox.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Your graceful mindset calms tension, while a tidy workspace restores focus and keeps cooperation smooth.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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Later, on the winding hills of Andalusia, the vehicle proved itself an agile grand tourer, stopping onlookers in their tracks much the way the original Testarossa still does.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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Work is organized into agile squads.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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In 2001, Space Ghost Coast to Coast’s Brak, the adorable teenage alien with a feline underbite, got his own spinoff in the style of a classic TV sitcom.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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From smart, snazzy suiting for the office to feline frocks for date night and silk jacquard florals that melt into fringe for grander affairs, Burton has imagined a wardrobe that will meet the pragmatic needs of the wearer while also acknowledging the complexity of their lives.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The endgame could also involve replacing hardliners with more pliant leaders; Mojtaba Khamenei, appointed to fill his late father’s shoes, isn’t likely to succeed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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But whether that would make Tehran more pliant, let alone spur regime change, is questionable.—
Ramin Mostaghim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The lip exfoliators have delicate sugar crystals that gently scrub to reveal smooth, supple, flake-free lips.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The leather was supple, the finishes clean, and the zipper for the bottom compartment glided without so much as a whisper of a snag.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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SMAs provide reliable thermal recovery, while SMPs offer flexible, stimulus-responsive deformation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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That option also would provide flexibility with temporary closures, without having to close all of Prospect Avenue, and would implement unique pavers and hardscaping to the Prospect Avenue slip lane to create a flexible shared space.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Novarupta’s act of magma theft provided the first hint that molten rock might be nimbler than scientists realized.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Lithgow — so nimble and charismatic and then suddenly so imposing, with no aversion to the grotesque — knows how to bring out the insecurity that almost always festers at the center of any performatively self-certain action.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobatic. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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