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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexile
Adjective
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These lightweight, relaxed-fit bottoms have earned thousands of glowing reviews for their comfort and versatility, especially thanks to the flight-friendly elastic waistband.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2025 -
There are 29 different styles to choose from, including options with or without buttons, drawstring or elastic waistbands, and some with cute ruffled hems.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The capital is more sophisticated, the stakeholders are more educated and the businesses are becoming more resilient.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Ukraine is on the front lines of modern warfare — innovative, resilient and high-tech.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Letz is a physically and emotionally pliant but also a verbose actor of great versatility, able to play a standard Second City dad and Chicag’ow type, but also a neurotic (lots of call for that in this show) and a dweeb and, well, whatever gets thrown his way.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
Adjective
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Helping ease the housing shortage by increasing the supply of small, relatively affordable homes within established neighborhoods, ADUs help slow the rise in housing prices and provide flexible living arrangements for changing family needs.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
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The real winners are those who combine strategy with smart systems, focus on value, and stay flexible as technology and markets change and evolve.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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Lyons might determine that the unusual structure is a workable long-haul solution.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Since at least 2019, the U.S. has assessed that Iran is not actively pursuing a workable nuclear device.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The web-like blue and gold dial is housed in a 40mm case made of tantalum, a very hard, ductile, lustrous, blue-gray transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Here, at least, the performers — who include Téa Leoni as Odell’s wife, the very funny Will Poulter as the Leopold son and Anthony Carrigan as a put-upon servant — have the kinds of ductile faces, rubber-band moves and vocal dexterity that can keep even sluggish material moving.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After all, the alternative of Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris was still seen to them as less desirable than Trump—who proved pretty pliable on the global stage during his first term.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 June 2025
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The wrappers need to be soaked one at a time in water for about 10 seconds, until pliable.—
Lizzy Briskin,
SELF,
2 May 2025
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“Flexile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexile. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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