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
Williams, on the other hand, is ambidextrous and footwork-agnostic on his drives.
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The nonslip feet and ambidextrous food holder and blade guard make it among the safest options out there.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Temo Once it's mounted to the stern, the Temo 450 operates with the push of the trigger on the inside of the rounded ambidextrous handle (after the unit is unlocked via a magnetic key that straps to the user's wrist for security).
—New Atlas, 21 May 2025
This is a small, user-friendly thermometer with a storage loop that’s water-resistant and has a handy ambidextrous LCD.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The nonslip feet and ambidextrous food holder and blade guard make it among the safest options out there.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Temo Once it's mounted to the stern, the Temo 450 operates with the push of the trigger on the inside of the rounded ambidextrous handle (after the unit is unlocked via a magnetic key that straps to the user's wrist for security).
—New Atlas, 21 May 2025
This is a small, user-friendly thermometer with a storage loop that’s water-resistant and has a handy ambidextrous LCD.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambidextrous
skillful
Adjective
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The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Ambidextrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambidextrous. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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