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Recent Examples of flexibility
Designed to move beyond the limitations of rigid industrial grippers, the robotic hand can adapt to delicate and irregular objects with greater precision and flexibility.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Starting with one or two from the list gives you flexibility without overwhelming your routine.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Two Charlotte restaurants are making shifts to open up their tasting menus with more flexibility, offering diners new à la carte options to further personalize meals otherwise left completely up to the chefs.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Costantiello emphasizes the importance of maintaining flexibility in retirement planning because market conditions rarely remain static for extended periods.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
For high-output professionals, AI and remote flexibility are a dream combination.
—Robert Henderson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Even small margin improvements can influence whether hospitals have the flexibility to invest in new services.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Starting with one or two from the list gives you flexibility without overwhelming your routine.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Two Charlotte restaurants are making shifts to open up their tasting menus with more flexibility, offering diners new à la carte options to further personalize meals otherwise left completely up to the chefs.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Costantiello emphasizes the importance of maintaining flexibility in retirement planning because market conditions rarely remain static for extended periods.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
For high-output professionals, AI and remote flexibility are a dream combination.
—Robert Henderson, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Even small margin improvements can influence whether hospitals have the flexibility to invest in new services.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexibility
Noun
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Use a gentle or activewear cycle with cold water to maintain elasticity.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
15 May 2026
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Powered by bioidentical estriol and peptides, the treatment is designed to help rebuild collagen, restore elasticity and improve skin density over time.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
12 May 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
Noun
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The person lacked capability, resilience, adaptability, or leadership presence.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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These modifications provide Israel with greater independence in maintaining and upgrading the aircraft while improving mission adaptability in regional conflicts.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 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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This includes not just freight or labor swings but also variability in lead times, quality and vendor performance.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Research indicates that high daily blood pressure variability, either throughout the day or day-to-day, is a strong independent predictor of cardiovascular disease.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2026
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But beneath the headline resilience, economists say, an even sharper divide is emerging.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Set in South Dakota’s Black Hills, the massive sculpture of Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse honors Native American pride and resilience, and stands more than five times larger than its famous neighbor.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Foreign governments are dumping US Treasury bonds to stabilize their currencies amid the energy shock and financial volatility triggered by the Iran war.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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The landmark debut — and the potential capacity squeeze caused by other blockbuster listings in the pipeline, such as OpenAI — further complicates the outlook for Europe's IPO space, which is already grappling with ongoing bond market volatility and the prospect of looming interest rate hikes.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Flexibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexibility. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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