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as in agile
moving easily
the graceful ballerina effortlessly leapt across the stage
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as in elegant
having or showing elegance
sat down in the old plantation home's very graceful parlor
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Recent Examples of graceful
In a world teeming with unsupported performance claims, Renwick’s draw comes from a different place — clothes that are wearable, look graceful, and don’t require a tee time to make sense.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
The graceful wide-leg silhouette creates a breezy finish that moves beautifully.
—Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
This duo layers dramatic foliage with graceful trailing accents.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
What strikes him about the style is that nothing feels out of place—every column, window, and detail is part of a graceful whole.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
The graceful wide-leg silhouette creates a breezy finish that moves beautifully.
—Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2026
This duo layers dramatic foliage with graceful trailing accents.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
What strikes him about the style is that nothing feels out of place—every column, window, and detail is part of a graceful whole.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graceful
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The story of how a second-generation entrepreneur built a category challenger by burning every boat is a master class in family business, vertical integration, and the discipline of staying agile at a thousand employees.—
Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This executive conversation will explore the forces redefining modern retail and how leading organizations are building more agile, intelligent and connected operating models to drive sales and boost margins.—
SJ Studio,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Attendees marked the historic occasion dressed in traditional barongs — formalwear finely woven from piña, or pineapple fibers — as well as elegant Filipiniana outfits and ternos, the traditional formal gowns instantly recognizable by their structured butterfly sleeves.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Stay at Lucknam Park, an elegant country retreat near Bath.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Regardless, the elk got the lead on Jacobs—though less nimble than deer, elk can run up to thirty miles an hour.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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And while the curb weight is a good deal more than a Miata or BRZ, compared to the usual diet of crossovers and EVs, the Prelude feels remarkably lithe and nimble.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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The flirty attentions of handsome fellow student Henry (Nate Mann) — an adult, like everyone else in the class — don’t hurt either.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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The Healys go through the everyday motions until Frankie complicates her relationship with Jo (Mickey Hanano Skinner) by catching the eye of handsome new boy Phoenix (Mario Houle).—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Director John Woo brings a balletic style that exudes confidence and flair, particularly in the stunning one-take hospital shootout sequence.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Italy was leading 1–0 when, in the 78th minute, Baggio exchanged passes with teammate Giuseppe Giannini, drifted through Czechoslovakia’s defense with balletic control, and calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Brunson, a second-round draft pick, had fine years in Dallas but played second fiddle, at best, to Luka Doncic.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
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In a pinch, Aparacio says a simple mixture of soap and water will also work just fine.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
14 June 2026
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Alvarezsaurs were predominantly small, with stubby but powerful forelimbs, long and gracile hindlimbs and lightly built skulls.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Hawkins misplaced horns and spikes, and some of his robust four-legged dinosaurs were actually gracile bipeds.—
Yannic Rack,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Aug. 2023
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This majestic sequence delivers a lifetime’s outpouring of love’s inadequacies and frustrations, of grief and regret, of gratitude along with candid acceptance of loss, and of self-questioning that never shakes the foundations of the family—her ferocious commitment to the children.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Over the past two decades, airlines have stopped using it as a passenger plane and replaced it with smaller aircraft that are more efficient, but far less majestic and memorable.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graceful. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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