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Recent Examples of acrobatic
On the Knicks’ next offensive possession, Diawara scoreed at the rim on acrobatic finish over Boston’s Hugo Gonzalez on a pick-and-roll feed from Jalen Brunson, the captain who saw potential for these moments ahead of the season.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Audiences are demanding more and more gymnastic, acrobatic things.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
When not risking her neck performing acrobatic tricks on skis, Eileen Gu loves to strut down runways and pose for magazine covers as a model.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Over the years, the couple has seen their son Tagir, 11, and daughters Zara, 8, and Iliana, 6, master aerial and acrobatic stunts most adults can't even fathom performing.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Audiences are demanding more and more gymnastic, acrobatic things.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
When not risking her neck performing acrobatic tricks on skis, Eileen Gu loves to strut down runways and pose for magazine covers as a model.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Over the years, the couple has seen their son Tagir, 11, and daughters Zara, 8, and Iliana, 6, master aerial and acrobatic stunts most adults can't even fathom performing.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobatic
Adjective
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The 18-year-old wowed with a graceful performance that included beautiful extensions and spins.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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This dwarf variety produces slender, upright branches that, if left unpruned, put forth a graceful weeping habit.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 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
Adjective
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Let’s talk about our flexible and agile structure.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And so the playfulness, the fluidity, and then there was something almost feline or animal or catlike about the character in my imagination.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Silence of the Lambs star recalled being attacked by a massive feline costar while shooting Napoleon and Samantha, a 1972 Disney movie that marked her big-screen debut.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Expect someone more pliant to become the next Fed chair.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In recent months, Zelensky has seen the need to maintain the process of peace – to usher the current set of draft documents along, showing Ukraine is pliant, willing, and keen to find results for Witkoff.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Sure enough, several studies have found that red light can help boost collagen and elastin, two things that keep skin strong and supple.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
12 Feb. 2026
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The star of the show at both is the steak trompo, in which strip and sirloin steaks are skewered on a glossy vertical spit, sliced thinly to order onto a supple corn tortilla with avocado salsa.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Experts believe the crown’s flexible mount was strained when thieves wrenched it from its display through a narrow slot cut by the angle grinder, according to a report by the Louvre.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The passenger version supports flexible layouts.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But the movie’s artful direction, nimble structure, visual richness and impeccable performances make for something full-bodied, compelling and deeply affecting, its melancholy beauty lingering long after the end credits roll.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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She’s managed to make a weighty work feel nimble.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobatic. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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