deftness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deftness
Noun
  • Even the dog parks are full of Type-A retrievers perfecting their agility skills like their fluffy futures depend on it.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • While the first two clips show Harmon has the strength to stuff the run inside, his lateral agility and quickness may be more impressive than his sheer power.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • While many professionals focus on avoiding stress altogether, developing effective stress management skills provides a more realistic and beneficial approach.
    Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • The purpose of higher education should be for students to continue to develop critical thinking skills, to grow, to question, to learn, to mature, and to hopefully develop knowledge that will serve those students in a vocation.
    Rep. Steve Weir, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
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“Deftness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deftness. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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