as in skillful
unusually proficient in more than one use or skill
A successful do-it-yourselfer who is ambidextrous in all manner of crafts.
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Recent Examples of ambidextrous
Now, Phoenix’s chance at the postseason rests in the ambidextrous hands of Booker.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Some of the most successful ventures are ambidextrous.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Being ambidextrous is more of a blessing in basketball than in most sports.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Unicycles and ambidextrous Charlie can ride a unicycle.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Some of the most successful ventures are ambidextrous.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Being ambidextrous is more of a blessing in basketball than in most sports.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Unicycles and ambidextrous Charlie can ride a unicycle.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambidextrous
skillful
Adjective
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That compromise seemed either an example of the military’s skillful navigation of a polarizing topic—the naming of military posts and ships—or trolling.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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Love, the film suggests, has always been a strategic, material affair, a matter of skillful hunting and gathering.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Ambidextrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambidextrous. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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