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also dextrous
1
as in handy
skillful with the hands
the dexterous watchmaker was able to repair the antique watch's delicate gears and parts
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2
as in skillful
accomplished with trained ability
dexterous handling of a potentially embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of dexterous
Wednesday whisked the dexterous appendage and his digits to her Uncle Fester, who wass sleeping in Eugene’s bee shed, to revive him with his electric shock ability.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
By creating a fuller picture which centers Medusa in her own story, Hynes creates a more dexterous Medusa, one imbued with more agency and less tragedy.
—Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Making a hand that is as dexterous as a human one is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Kristin Chenoweth and Aaron Tveit both gave pitch-perfect on-the-spot deliveries as Erivo held out her microphone to them, but the most memorable was definitely Lambert, who blew the crowd away with spontaneous, dexterous riffs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
By creating a fuller picture which centers Medusa in her own story, Hynes creates a more dexterous Medusa, one imbued with more agency and less tragedy.
—Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Making a hand that is as dexterous as a human one is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Kristin Chenoweth and Aaron Tveit both gave pitch-perfect on-the-spot deliveries as Erivo held out her microphone to them, but the most memorable was definitely Lambert, who blew the crowd away with spontaneous, dexterous riffs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dexterous
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gordon’s experience as a first option in Orlando could come in handy, at least.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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As if that wasn’t enough, Twenty One Pilots also continues to demonstrate a skillful way of designing TikTok- and Instagram story-ready moments for fans of all flavors.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ragnar is one of the very best Nordic crime writers, as skillful in thrillers like this series as in murder mystery stories.—
Anders de la Motte,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Moses is only 27 but is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most prolific and skilled contemporary filmmakers.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Much of Moreas’s difficulty stems from a shrinking pool of skilled labor in the health care workforce.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to the masterful intervention of designer Petr Grigorash, the vintage decor of this 807-square-foot home in a small village near Como offers a fresh interpretation of a certain Northern Italian classicism.—
Valentina Raggi,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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The first Universal Frankenstein movie to be produced after James Whale’s masterful diptych loses Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, jumping ahead to his adult son Wolf (Basil Rathbone) returning to his ancestral home, where the resentful villagers give him the cold shoulder.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The magnetic phone holder was so simple yet so clever.—
Anita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Through draping, Yin created volumes and shapes as if they were achieved via padding, but in fact were just clever patterns.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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They are also considered expert navigators and have returned to some of the same grasslands for thousands of years.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … 'ADMITTEDLY UNUSUAL' – Teacher's 23-stab-wound death ruled suicide again despite expert claims of homicide.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But when a famous author sneaks into town and a body is found in his penthouse apartment, cunning fox investigator Vera Vixen must piece together what happened.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Norris portrays the cunning and relentless Chief Dennison, with Tripp as Liz Bradley, a border patrol agent with a true-north moral compass, in her first major film role.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Avanova Casual Tie Neck Blouse This tie-neck blouse is the perfect blend of modern and vintage with its bishop sleeves and a delicate bow tied along the collar.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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