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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
These women might be graceful like flowers, but their spirits are as strong as metal, especially during hardship.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Stepping into Murrow’s shoes on Broadway, Clooney is certainly graceful.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Richters was grateful that Ritchson was graceful after the mishap.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
The staging has an aesthetic unity that’s helped along by the airy, graceful scenic design of Robert Brill and the pastiche costumes of Susan Hilferty and Heather C. Freedman that balance the play’s era and our own.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Stepping into Murrow’s shoes on Broadway, Clooney is certainly graceful.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
Richters was grateful that Ritchson was graceful after the mishap.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
The staging has an aesthetic unity that’s helped along by the airy, graceful scenic design of Robert Brill and the pastiche costumes of Susan Hilferty and Heather C. Freedman that balance the play’s era and our own.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graceful
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By staying ahead of these challenges and embracing new security strategies, businesses can ensure their networks are secure today and—at the same time—are agile enough to handle whatever the future may hold.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This centralized and hierarchical decision-making is incompatible with the desire for speed and a rapid trial-and-error approach, called agile development, as is practiced in Silicon Valley.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Hot Potato Salad Recipe: Shaved Vegetable Salad Recipe: Easy Bunny Cake This easy and elegant menu keeps things classic, but with an extra helping of flavor and color.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Puff sleeves are always elegant, helping to dress up any outfit no matter what it’s paired with.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Poles has been nimble in building the roster through all avenues, including free agency and trades and even angling for restricted free agents.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
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We're obsessed with feedback and are nimble enough to adjust and evolve based on what our members want, while also introducing them to new experiences.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Nest Learning Thermostat is a handsome, effective device, one that arguably kickstarted the smart home revolution with its simple usability and gorgeous design.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Cole is the handsome, non-committal Miami playboy who your best friend warns you about.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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What an amazing display of Mother Nature at her finest.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta’s majestic slopes, Mossbrae Falls cascades out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs into the Sacramento River in ethereal curtains of mist, sending rainbows dancing in all directions.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mu Cang Chai's overlapping high and low terraced fields in Yen Bai province, Vietnam, create a majestic yet romantic landscape, breathtakingly beautiful especially during the yellow rice season.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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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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More generally, humans as a whole have become more gracile over the last 10,000 years.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
26 Mar. 2012
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Elly De La Cruz-Bats Both 6-5, 200 pounds Tall and lean for a shortstop, De La Cruz has immense athletic ability in a lithe, flexible frame.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Instead of moving with strength or purpose, the suit is agile, lithe, and capable of sliding out of the way of green projectiles to trigger a slow down and gain access to more powerful attacks.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graceful. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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