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Adjective
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The OptiPlex 7020 is one in its nearly endless line of business towers, and this one has a surprisingly adroit loadout in terms of components.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025 -
SpaceX is the implied template: Musk will advocate for privatizing the government, outsourcing the affairs of state to nimble entrepreneurs and adroit technologists.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2024
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By creating a fuller picture which centers Medusa in her own story, Hynes creates a more dexterous Medusa, one imbued with more agency and less tragedy.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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King has a blogger’s punch and an essayist’s analysis—her dexterous writing is intelligent, observant, and very, very funny.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Few games capture with such deft poetry the sensory delight that can occur while simply being in nature.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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Djokovic was pointing towards Federer, an eight-time Wimbledon champ, who retired in 2022 with 20 major titles and was known for his deft touch and ability to serve-and-volley effectively.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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During a 7-on-7 rep, Renfrow made an acrobatic diving catch to the ground in traffic off a throw from Andy Dalton.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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Indy’s top pick in the 2025 draft flashed his potential in a variety of ways at Grand Park, most notably as an acrobatic catcher of the football.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
28 July 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
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“Light-fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-fingered. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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