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Recent Examples of flexibility
In addition to testing the munition's capabilities, the mission also validated the aircraft's enduring advantages, including its stealth, range, and payload flexibility, while reinforcing its evolving role in maritime strike.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Bennice, all of this flexibility helps the cephalopods to thrive in a wide range of habitats, from sandy shores to rocky reefs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
While pricey, the Premier Passes offer the most flexibility and allow the kind of spontaneity that makes a Disney trip fun.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
The entrepreneurs who understand this optimize for flexibility and global reach while others optimize for local presence.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Census data comes as women are again leaving the workforce amid the loss of workplace flexibility and a tight job market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
That this machinery remains functional in subzero conditions raises new biophysical questions the team is now pursuing, including how proteins and polymers maintain flexibility and force generation when water is largely frozen.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The floor area is left empty for ultimate flexibility.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
According to Bennice, all of this flexibility helps the cephalopods to thrive in a wide range of habitats, from sandy shores to rocky reefs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
While pricey, the Premier Passes offer the most flexibility and allow the kind of spontaneity that makes a Disney trip fun.
—Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
The entrepreneurs who understand this optimize for flexibility and global reach while others optimize for local presence.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Census data comes as women are again leaving the workforce amid the loss of workplace flexibility and a tight job market.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
That this machinery remains functional in subzero conditions raises new biophysical questions the team is now pursuing, including how proteins and polymers maintain flexibility and force generation when water is largely frozen.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The floor area is left empty for ultimate flexibility.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexibility
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The trio, working in tandem with a blend of 30 essential oils and extracts, comes together to condition hair follicles, relieve dry scalp, smooth split ends, and enhance hair elasticity.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another key ingredient is apple fruit stem extract, which may improve skin metabolism and elasticity.—
Megan McCarty,
StyleCaster,
12 Sep. 2025
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The point is not that these are simply interpretations of the world, because an interpretation implies a degree of conscious awareness and changeability that closure often lacks in the moment.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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Part of the struggle stems from the changeability of tariff rates, revised or threatened on a near-weekly basis by the White House.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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The winners will be those who build not just for speed and scale, but for resilience and adaptability.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Both require a balance of commitment and flexibility, patience and action, values and adaptability.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The analysis here honors the Maunder Minimum and Modern Maximum by scaling up the low-variability TSI of Coddington, similar to the approach of Ammann.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But there are other factors at work, in addition to the infrastructure bottlenecks on Dell’Osso’s radar, that are causing a structural shift to greater gas price variability.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The company believes that combining additive manufacturing with modular solar technologies will enable satellites to be built and deployed faster, offering customers greater resilience in orbit.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine’s resilience proves that authoritarian tactics ultimately fail not just militarily but economically and morally.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stablecoin staking has also gained traction, with many users drawn to potential annual yields in the 10% to 20% range as a way to avoid the constant price volatility of the market.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Amid recent bond market volatility, many investors within the ETF market gravitated towards the shortest-term treasuries of all.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Flexibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexibility. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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