1
as in ability
mental skill or quickness
the ambassador showed great dexterity in his handling of the touchy situation
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as in agility
ease and grace in physical activity
the juggler needed lots of dexterity in order to keep all five balls in the air at the same time
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Recent Examples of dexterity
Despite that, Appel manages his movie’s tone with impressive dexterity — narrowly avoiding the lesser release that almost everything else about this film suggests.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Smaller bags, around 4 by 7 inches, push your hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Its compact size fits easily into her purse or jacket pocket, and the cardboard packaging is simpler to open and close for someone with limited finger dexterity.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The food is forward-looking and clever, threading global influences and bright flavors with impressive dexterity.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
Smaller bags, around 4 by 7 inches, push your hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Its compact size fits easily into her purse or jacket pocket, and the cardboard packaging is simpler to open and close for someone with limited finger dexterity.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The food is forward-looking and clever, threading global influences and bright flavors with impressive dexterity.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dexterity
Noun
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What sometimes isn’t recognized is Romero’s ability to swing a bat.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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And the ability to afford grad school.—
Erika Ettin,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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With his high school career over at Fort Worth Christian, the nation’s consensus top prep baseball prospect, Grady Emerson, has been focused on staying in shape by mixing in speed, agility, strength and hitting work.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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The robot dog Inspired by the agility and balance of dogs, Spot has become one of the world’s most recognizable robots.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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For America, saving the structures that defined the country’s prowess in innovation, experimentation, and ingenuity means looking to a relatively recent past.—
Time,
Time,
2 June 2026
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But when held up against the pantheon of medal-winning talent on the 45-strong entry list, Bucci’s was unlikely to be the name a punter would put forward as the winner.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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That aging ensemble bursts with talent — so much so that its writers don’t mind killing off the occasional gramps or gran.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Has a 93% graduation rate, 60% reading and 27% math proficiency, and 32% AP participation rate.—
Ryan Brennan
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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But if everyone possesses the same technological advantage, technical proficiency alone will no longer distinguish students.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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A lot of staff have worked at other Luxury Lodges, and exude the finesse of career hospitality staff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Bond's relative lack of experience and finesse also feeds into the chaos of all-out brawls.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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During the regular season, both were among the top seven NBA teams by defensive rating, and the Knicks particularly improved by that defensive aptitude as the season went on.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Even if he was blown away by the aptitude of every member of a front office that has been here for the 22-45-1 run under Schoen, it still was expected that Harbaugh would bring in someone with ties to him from Baltimore.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Research highlighted by Harvard Business Review found that workplace bias frequently shapes how women’s competence and authority are perceived throughout their careers.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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The presiding federal judge, Raag Singhal, has restricted his questioning to the nurse’s lack of competence.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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“Dexterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dexterity. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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