as in flexibility
the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc.
Rubber bands are favored for their elasticity.
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Recent Examples of elasticity
Cetaphil’s face serum uses purified peptides to improve your skin’s elasticity and reduce the appearance of lines.
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Lauren Taylor,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Niacinamide and vitamin E work to strengthen, vitamin C brightens, AHA exfoliates and smooths, and collagen peptides help reduce the appearance of fine lines while boosting elasticity.
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Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 June 2026
The process has also been known to stimulate the skin's production of collagen, a protein that helps maintain skin's elasticity.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for elasticity
Lauren Taylor,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Niacinamide and vitamin E work to strengthen, vitamin C brightens, AHA exfoliates and smooths, and collagen peptides help reduce the appearance of fine lines while boosting elasticity.
—
Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 June 2026
The process has also been known to stimulate the skin's production of collagen, a protein that helps maintain skin's elasticity.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for elasticity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elasticity
Noun
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But with the Sabres in a salary cap crunch, moving off the final season of his deal gives them more flexibility heading into the offseason.
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Sacramento could get under the first apron and tax moving on from DeRozan, but would lack real flexibility without being able to move on from LaVine or Sabonis, the latter of whom is making over $94 million combined over the next two seasons.
Noun
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The deciding factor often comes down to durability and resilience, both of which are built through physical capacity.
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Heat exposure also triggers heat shock proteins, particularly HSP70, which repair damaged proteins, reduce systemic inflammation and support cellular resilience.
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“Elasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elasticity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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