as in graceful
moving easily
the expressive movements of agile dancers agile herons wading in the marsh
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Recent Examples of agile
Pleasants stuck on the roster this season, although with Williams and right tackle Colton McKivitz not missing a game there wasn’t much need for a swing tackle, no matter how big and agile.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Denim mills and manufacturers approach to the season was strategic and agile.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Data from the World Economic Forum supports Roslansky’s argument the workplace is changing rapidly—and therefore people need to stay more agile about mapping their careers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
The Phoenix Suns were the first, but not the last, this season to guard him with smaller, agile players with success.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Denim mills and manufacturers approach to the season was strategic and agile.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Data from the World Economic Forum supports Roslansky’s argument the workplace is changing rapidly—and therefore people need to stay more agile about mapping their careers.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
The Phoenix Suns were the first, but not the last, this season to guard him with smaller, agile players with success.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agile
graceful
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But those struggles remain offscreen; Naïma’s season at the shelter is coming to an end, and the movie, graceful yet pragmatic, knows that not every story here can be told.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Her entry into this world was graceful, gentle and oh so magical.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agile. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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