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Recent Examples of dexterity As a result, data acquisition has posed a consistent bottleneck to robot development, along with challenges in creating portable batteries suitable for mobile robots and replicating human levels of dexterity and manipulation. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025 Perhaps the fist evolved as an anatomical accident, a by-product of the lengthened fingers and opposable thumbs that gave humans their unparalleled tool-grabbing dexterity. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill. Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Notably, these findings remained consistent even when each brain region was analyzed independently, reinforcing the neocortex's unique association with manual dexterity. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dexterity
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Noun
  • And minimizing the ability for rival studios to make viable alternative games, critics argue, has had a negative effect on the quality of sports titles across the sector.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Finally, impact strength assesses a material’s ability to absorb sudden shocks without shattering, highlighting that the hardness alone doesn’t always mean toughness.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These robots mimic the superb agility and adaptive skill of nature’s finest movers, like ants and whirligig beetles.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
  • With a name inspired by unity, strength and joy, Zayu transforms on the pitch as a striker, showcasing exceptional ingenuity and agility that intimidates defenders.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What Happens Next Moscow is likely to continue with its strikes on Ukrainian cities as the weather gets colder, but Kyiv will be keen to show its air defense prowess and its ability to use drones to strike key Russian infrastructure.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Strike a balance between impressing your friends with your culinary skills and tablescape prowess and outsourcing dishes and being flexible—no formal dining room necessary.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In conversation, Blunt’s admiration for Johnson is clear, and so is her interest in making sure other people recognize his talents and capabilities.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • About 78% failed to reach proficiency in math for their grade on the 2024-25 exam.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Growth in math proficiency was similar, said Horne.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The clothing for the three match days included polos made from an innovative stretch fabric, and a knitted V-neck vest crafted from high-finesse Wish wool.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Additions like maple and honey round out the bitterness and tartness, creating balanced cocktails with depth and finesse.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bo showed the temperament needed and the aptitude to become a therapy dog.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As a child, Infiniti showed an interest in and an aptitude for performing.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In doing so, parents help children to develop their emotional competence.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Being mayor, in the end, is a role that rewards competence above all.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Dexterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dexterity. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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