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Recent Examples of fleet-footed Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 As with any Morris documentary, Chaos is clear-eyed and fleet-footed, balancing multiple perspectives and challenging its subjects. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025 And there are simply too many characters and too many cities and too many quests and too many fights to keep the show balanced and fleet-footed. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023 In the face of uncertainty over China’s future, U.S. policymakers must remain flexible and fleet-footed. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleet-footed
Adjective
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The rapid growth of Kalshi, which is federally regulated by the CFTC as a futures exchange, has already tested much of the legal betting status quo.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Zone 2 cardio is moderate-intensity exercise—like brisk walking or cycling—done at about 60% to 70% of your max heart rate.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The 12-time Academy Award nominee and the model both bundled up for brisk weather, as both Cooper and Hadid wore coats, sunglasses and Cooper capped a beanie over his head.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As his health faded in the last year of his life, Neruda rushed to finish his story, which gives the last chapters of his book a galloping, fragmented quality.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 June 2021
  • Designed by renowned architect Dominique Perrault, its four stories tilting forward are said to evoke a galloping horse.
    Rob Hodgetts at Longchamp, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
Adjective
  • Most of the song, the pre-chorus, chorus, all that stuff, that was really quick.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Raptors’ 34-11 advantage in fast-break points was the biggest reason for that.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Fix Our Forests Act will help to unleash the conservation prowess of ranchers by limiting frivolous litigation and streamlining government processes to reduce fuel loads on the landscape at a much faster pace.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Right now, Atlas’s agent mode remains slow and, at times, frustrating; given many more user interactions to train on, future versions could become swift and convenient.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This shortfall means that, barring swift congressional action, states will lack funding to process or distribute SNAP funds after October.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Boise State football’s high-flying and speedy sophomore running back has wowed fans in 2025, emerging as the backfield guy who’s a home-run threat on nearly every carry.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2025
  • How does Starlink extend speedy internet access to remote locations?
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Fleet-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleet-footed. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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