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
In a world being reshaped by Gen Z, a thriving workplace needs more than technological agility.
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Hanne Jesca Bax, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Manufacture: industrial agility for a fast-changing market Lectra’s manufacturing solutions, such as Valia Fashion, help turn production environments into responsive, intelligent ecosystems using advanced technologies like AI and cloud connectivity.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Tennis at the elite level, though, additionally requires cat-like agility and explosiveness in the blink of an eye to react to an opponent’s latest shot.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
MacCormac needed to be able to navigate the board with agility along the cables at dizzying speeds.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
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Hanne Jesca Bax, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Manufacture: industrial agility for a fast-changing market Lectra’s manufacturing solutions, such as Valia Fashion, help turn production environments into responsive, intelligent ecosystems using advanced technologies like AI and cloud connectivity.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Tennis at the elite level, though, additionally requires cat-like agility and explosiveness in the blink of an eye to react to an opponent’s latest shot.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
MacCormac needed to be able to navigate the board with agility along the cables at dizzying speeds.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agility
Noun
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In addition to testing the munition's capabilities, the mission also validated the aircraft's enduring advantages, including its stealth, range, and payload flexibility, while reinforcing its evolving role in maritime strike.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to Bennice, all of this flexibility helps the cephalopods to thrive in a wide range of habitats, from sandy shores to rocky reefs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Europe 'standing on its own two feet' Something startups should lean into is their nimbleness compared to the large defense primes, Kuppers said, which gives up-and-coming firms an advantage in competing for new government contracts.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a global marketplace that changes continually, Americans must acquire the nimbleness of talent to compete in a rapidly changing environment.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the fist evolved as an anatomical accident, a by-product of the lengthened fingers and opposable thumbs that gave humans their unparalleled tool-grabbing dexterity.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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At one point, though, Army found out about Kremser’s soccer prowess.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Without any fighting game prowess, a player can land a cinematic ultimate move practically by accident.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Authorities apprehended Tyler Robinson, age 22, in connection with the shooting after a 33-hour manhunt involving tips from Robinson’s family and subsequent coordination with law enforcement.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Recent developments at the intersection of Crypto x AI have made the objective of coordination accelerationism explicit and thus hard to overlook.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Agility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agility. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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