as in flexibility
ease and grace in physical activity
a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals
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Recent Examples of agility
Hockey skates are lighter and have a curved blade designed for speed, turning, and agility.
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The result is an ultra-modern profile that suggests speed, power, and agility.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
It's aimed at professionals and experts and has seriously impressive speed, agility, power and features.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
For one, achieving the kind of agility the company showed off in its original marketing video will likely remain an enormous engineering challenge.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
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Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The result is an ultra-modern profile that suggests speed, power, and agility.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
It's aimed at professionals and experts and has seriously impressive speed, agility, power and features.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
For one, achieving the kind of agility the company showed off in its original marketing video will likely remain an enormous engineering challenge.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for agility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agility
Noun
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On a separate foreign policy front, the president signaled more flexibility on Iran.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Another key advantage is flexibility.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This nimbleness has helped Newsom rise to early front-runner status among possible 2028 contenders.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
28 Nov. 2025
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Wade notes that Fox’s relatively small size, brought about by the 2019 sale of most assets to Disney, allows for a level of nimbleness not available to much larger corporations.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Nov. 2025
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Unlike bipedal humanoids, the Onero H1 uses a wheeled base paired with articulated arms, prioritizing stability and dexterity over walking.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Boston Dynamics leaders said the Atlas robots don’t have enough dexterity to threaten many human jobs.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To demonstrate sartorial prowess, pair an oversized sweater vest with a striped button-down and mid-calf boots.—
Lindy Segal,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Green, not known for his scoring prowess, even hit a couple of 3-pointers and made a free throw on three consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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This hardware also underpins an integrated cabin-and-driving central domain control architecture, enabling far tighter coordination between infotainment, vehicle systems, and driver assistance.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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That’s why top oil executives at that White House meeting plan to avoid making any firm investment pledges, arguing Venezuela is now too volatile to justify rushing back in, people familiar with the behind-the-scenes coordination said.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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This role has traditionally been reserved for players with the greatest flair, possessing an ability to open up defences with their deftness of touch and eye for a pass.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Agility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agility. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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