loose-jointed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loose-jointed
Adjective
  • Disney On Ice Disney On Ice is a staple event that invites families to watch some of the most popular Disney movies adapted into a world-class ice figure skating, aerial acrobatic story-telling adventure.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But Miller was back Wednesday in the Hornets’ 136-117 season-opening win over the Brooklyn Nets at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center — rising, soaring and dunking the ball with acrobatic impunity.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Raskob took his own leap into the political fray by bankrolling Smith and using the DNC to settle scores—with the help of a pliant press.
    Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As Perez wrote, Musk’s free-speech absolutism was a fiction perpetuated by a pliant media.
    Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Likewise, Oli is known for its graceful dance moves.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Elsewhere, the graceful lines and vivid colors with which the macroscope Earth, by Cameron Beccario, visualizes global weather patterns give it a beauty that rivals your favorite Impressionist painting.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Beaton used his patient, pliable and easygoing sisters, Nancy and Barbara as his early muses.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The original 20-point peace plan called for all living and dead hostages to be turned over within 72 hours, but the timeline for the dead hostages’ release quickly became more pliable as Hamas outlined the difficulty in recovering them.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The shoes feature rich, espresso-brown see-through panels and supple suede along the trim on the heels’ topline.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Other hydrating ingredients, such as glycerin and sorbitol, help keep the delicate undereye area smooth and supple.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • One Studio has become a pretty agile, fast-moving production house of seven production businesses and a distribution arm launching IP year-on-year.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The reaction, so far, has been mostly positive, with reviewers noting that the car is a lot more agile than its proportions would suggest.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ugg Goldencush Oxfords These sneakers have a padded tongue, a lightweight, flexible rubber outsole, and trendy metal lace D-rings.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The bill writes health reimbursement accounts into the tax code, giving small businesses more affordable and flexible health insurance options, according to NFIB.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Loose-jointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loose-jointed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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