as in agility
ease and grace in physical activity
that dance routine requires a certain amount of nimbleness and flexibility
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Recent Examples of nimbleness
Defensively, Norby has made a solid transition to first, committing two errors and showing nimbleness at the position.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
The great players have to be great adapters because baseball serves up near-constant tests of nimbleness.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Even though Google is 27 years old, Pichai’s leadership has emphasized startup-like nimbleness, launching innovative AI products—like Nano Banana, Google AI Studio, Notebook LM, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity—not directly tied to its core ad businesses.
—Andrew Ng, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Jude and the cinematographer Marius Panduru shot the film on an iPhone, and the nimbleness and range of their outdoor setups summon forth images of a crisp, unshowy beauty.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
But navigating the ins and outs of stories that intertwine without overstepping has required nimbleness.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Theirs is a Gothic approach, one that relies less on wit or nimbleness of mind than on a religious dedication to records.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This nimbleness has helped Newsom rise to early front-runner status among possible 2028 contenders.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2025
Wade notes that Fox’s relatively small size, brought about by the 2019 sale of most assets to Disney, allows for a level of nimbleness not available to much larger corporations.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
The great players have to be great adapters because baseball serves up near-constant tests of nimbleness.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Even though Google is 27 years old, Pichai’s leadership has emphasized startup-like nimbleness, launching innovative AI products—like Nano Banana, Google AI Studio, Notebook LM, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity—not directly tied to its core ad businesses.
—Andrew Ng, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Jude and the cinematographer Marius Panduru shot the film on an iPhone, and the nimbleness and range of their outdoor setups summon forth images of a crisp, unshowy beauty.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
But navigating the ins and outs of stories that intertwine without overstepping has required nimbleness.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Theirs is a Gothic approach, one that relies less on wit or nimbleness of mind than on a religious dedication to records.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This nimbleness has helped Newsom rise to early front-runner status among possible 2028 contenders.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2025
Wade notes that Fox’s relatively small size, brought about by the 2019 sale of most assets to Disney, allows for a level of nimbleness not available to much larger corporations.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimbleness
agility
Noun
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Acuff ranked fourth among the five in lane agility, fourth in shuttle run, fifth in standing vertical, and fourth in max vertical.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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The junior agility team traveling to Germany this summer is entirely self-funded.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nimbleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbleness. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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