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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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as in elegance
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style
a home decorated with all of the gracefulness you'd expect of a fashion designer impressed by the gracefulness of the antebellum mansion
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Recent Examples of graceful
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Because the construction is a natural and graceful part of our English idiom.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Abelias lose their natural, graceful appearance when pruned or sheared heavily.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Listen to snippets of Woodland Songs that are graceful like a deer, staccato like a woodpecker and frenetic like a squirrel.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Bono gave his dad a graceful sendoff in his movie.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Because the construction is a natural and graceful part of our English idiom.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Abelias lose their natural, graceful appearance when pruned or sheared heavily.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Listen to snippets of Woodland Songs that are graceful like a deer, staccato like a woodpecker and frenetic like a squirrel.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graceful
Adjective
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Where Monitoring Is Headed The monitoring industry is shifting from bulky platforms and internal analytics toward agile external services focused on outcomes.—
Dima Raketa,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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As volatility could return to the FX market, finance chiefs will need to stay agile and proactive.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Garner State Park in Concan, Texas, has some of the state’s most beautiful fall foliage—and the sights are especially beautiful along the Frio River, which is lined with elegant cypress trees.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Sep. 2025
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Shop One-Of-A-Kind Stores Clothing And Home Goods Notable retail options in the area include The Shaggy Ram, which sells a variety of elegant imports from England and France, and Tully Rector, a clothing store that has been open in Middleburg for more than 30 years.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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From stern to bow, the boat was a lesson in restrained elegance, with plenty of teak wood and muted, calming shades.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Giorgio Armani, the famed Italian fashion designer who achieved elegance and timelessness through simplicity, has died.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Having a global presence allows Safilo to be nimble and have an eye on design trends everywhere.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ross is nimble enough to outrun those comparisons, shifty enough to outrun those expectations, and fast enough to outrun Horton’s shadow.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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Radcliffe is Newland Archer, a handsome, progressive, and intelligent society gentleman who craves a deeper and more passionate connection to the world and someone in it.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fulfill a procreation contract with a handsome member of the ruling class or join a magnetically attractive outcast in a brewing rebellion.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The theme of the dance is accompanied by urgent, repetitive violin melodies and demonstrated with graceful balletic movement.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The silhouette came down the runway in shiny ivory hue and a shiny black option as well, made all the more balletic with lacy and satiny bows.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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This allows for finer incisions, which can mean faster healing and denser graft placement.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Then the bounce of the match locked back into 50-50 mode, and those fine margins don’t fall in favor of Medvedev this year when things get tight.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The still-unfinished Sagrada Família inspires awe with its Gothic-meets-modernist majesty—and enduring century-long construction timeline.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graceful. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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