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Recent Examples of balletic
Jacob Elordi, unrecognizable as the creature, moves through the role with balletic grace, embodying the tragic soul of Mary Shelley’s 200-year-old story.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The film features a kick-ass soundtrack (Bill Withers, Fleetwood Mac, Donna Summer and more), balletic cinematography and has a great pace to it and some wild action set pieces.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The theme of the dance is accompanied by urgent, repetitive violin melodies and demonstrated with graceful balletic movement.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
The silhouette came down the runway in shiny ivory hue and a shiny black option as well, made all the more balletic with lacy and satiny bows.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
The film features a kick-ass soundtrack (Bill Withers, Fleetwood Mac, Donna Summer and more), balletic cinematography and has a great pace to it and some wild action set pieces.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
The theme of the dance is accompanied by urgent, repetitive violin melodies and demonstrated with graceful balletic movement.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
The silhouette came down the runway in shiny ivory hue and a shiny black option as well, made all the more balletic with lacy and satiny bows.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balletic
Adjective
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For those obsessed with specs charts, yes, Maybach SL 680 is a slower out of the blocks than the highly athletic AMG SL 63.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The focus is on TV shows, movies and digital content that tell the personal stories of athletes, the emotional stakes of competition and striving for athletic excellence.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Third-party imitative learning from an immigrating parrot’s flockmates may facilitate overall group integration and social bonding and may even give rise to cultural conventions of coordinated movements or gestures.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Technology and Amplification Modern technology, including artificial intelligence and coordinated activity across social media platforms, allows adversaries to rapidly spread false narratives.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Balletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balletic. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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