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Recent Examples of flexibility
This flexibility is important for expeditionary operations, where infrastructure may be limited or damaged.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
While stars rarely hit free agency in today’s NBA, the threat and flexibility of a team holding max-level salary cap space can help facilitate a trade for such a player.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Super Home Warranty was named best overall, while other companies were recognized for high coverage caps, budget-friendliness and contractor flexibility.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
One gets flexibility, the other, certainty.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Despite the commitment, the Ellisons want the flexibility to include the Middle Eastern royal families and additional foreign investors.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Both OpenAI and Anthropic launched their own desktop apps in recent months, which can give users extra flexibility to apply AI features or analysis to documents or tools on their local computers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
That’s a calculated risk, and one more accessible to someone with financial flexibility and legal expertise than to the average taxpayer.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The flexibility is intentional, allowing each woman to shape her own version of rest.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
While stars rarely hit free agency in today’s NBA, the threat and flexibility of a team holding max-level salary cap space can help facilitate a trade for such a player.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Super Home Warranty was named best overall, while other companies were recognized for high coverage caps, budget-friendliness and contractor flexibility.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
One gets flexibility, the other, certainty.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Despite the commitment, the Ellisons want the flexibility to include the Middle Eastern royal families and additional foreign investors.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Both OpenAI and Anthropic launched their own desktop apps in recent months, which can give users extra flexibility to apply AI features or analysis to documents or tools on their local computers.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
That’s a calculated risk, and one more accessible to someone with financial flexibility and legal expertise than to the average taxpayer.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The flexibility is intentional, allowing each woman to shape her own version of rest.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexibility
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But with blanket hiring freezes, labor market elasticity diminishes.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Prickly pear seed oil adds shine, moringa leaf extract helps prevent breakage, and cactus flower extract adds bounce and elasticity—making this non-aerosol, talc-free powder formula a strong pick for oily hair that also needs body and texture.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2026
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Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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That changeability brings a need for equally adaptable clothing.—
Nick Hendry,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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Each came from a household shaped by immigration, where stability was not guaranteed and progress often depended on adaptability.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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The price point and its adaptability and ease of connecting to devices, has made the Vision Pro increasingly attractive for medical professionals, especially those in regional or community hospitals where budgets are tighter.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The film addresses themes of injustice, accountability in journalism, the mutability of truth, who gets to frame the narrative, and who gets erased.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Dec. 2025
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But that variability can also obscure when something has shifted beyond what’s typical.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 May 2026
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Since geological variability, technical challenges, and environmental considerations are always factors at play, companies continue to emphasize the importance of ongoing evaluation and adaptability.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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At that level, decisions are evaluated through a broader strategic lens that integrates economic resilience, technological development, and geopolitical competition — narrow legal or economic considerations rarely determine the outcome.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cumming’s unraveling of the truth and his identity resonates, and his journey is a triumph of resilience and authenticity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Toward the end of this week’s episode, Daisy calls him out on his tendency to make up for volatility with charm.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The volatility money will pay for an infusion of $300 million into the child care endowment fund, Ritter said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Flexibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexibility. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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