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Recent Examples of acrobatic
While known for his acrobatic finishes and deadly mid-range pull up, Grayson was most feared when the game was close.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The company’s Optimus, the humanoid robot regularly featured at Tesla events, has yet to show capabilities that match robots created years ago, like Boston Dynamics’s acrobatic creations or Honda’s child-size Asimo that climbed stairs, played soccer and opened bottles to serve drinks.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The sense of wonder is central to all acrobatic dunking in itself.
—Patrick Sauer, Oc Register, 24 Mar. 2025
While Wilds doesn't reprise the acrobatic wirebugs and monster-riding mechanics of 2021's Monster Hunter Rise, its fights feel better than ever with a new focus mode.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
The company’s Optimus, the humanoid robot regularly featured at Tesla events, has yet to show capabilities that match robots created years ago, like Boston Dynamics’s acrobatic creations or Honda’s child-size Asimo that climbed stairs, played soccer and opened bottles to serve drinks.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
The sense of wonder is central to all acrobatic dunking in itself.
—Patrick Sauer, Oc Register, 24 Mar. 2025
While Wilds doesn't reprise the acrobatic wirebugs and monster-riding mechanics of 2021's Monster Hunter Rise, its fights feel better than ever with a new focus mode.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobatic
Adjective
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As with most new pursuits, our learning curve was steep and our movements the antithesis of graceful.—
Tim Chester,
AFAR Media,
16 Apr. 2025
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Coastal live oaks stretched their long branches into a graceful embrace.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr. 2025
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
Adjective
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By staying ahead of these challenges and embracing new security strategies, businesses can ensure their networks are secure today and—at the same time—are agile enough to handle whatever the future may hold.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This centralized and hierarchical decision-making is incompatible with the desire for speed and a rapid trial-and-error approach, called agile development, as is practiced in Silicon Valley.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Scientists continue to debate where and how our feline friends first went from wild hunters to household companions.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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And tigers are not the state’s only, or even most prevalent, feline threat.—
Michael Benanav,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Political parties have been dissolved by a pliant judiciary.—
Sun Narin,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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During subsequent decades, the Soviets and its pliant regime were defeated, the country was racked by civil war, and various Islamist groups became ascendant, including the Mujahedin, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Isis-Khorasan.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Crafted from supple suede panels with just a hint of slouch, this zip-top tote from the relatively new brand Métier is the epitome of quiet luxury.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Scott was remarkably nimble for a 6-2, 220-pound first baseman and won eight gold gloves.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Those with diverse economies can be somewhat nimble in their recovery.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The device uses microneedles and flexible wiring to capture neural signals just beneath the skin, enhancing signal quality while minimizing invasiveness.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Want a new career that’s higher-paying, more flexible or fulfilling?—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobatic. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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