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as in dexterously
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as in agilely
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Recent Examples of nimbly
Green’s guitar whirls nimbly underneath the words, while an effect like a muted choir loops in the background.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Their heads are bowed, their fingers nimbly working gargantuan pale orbs of mochi.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
This can also include dropping existing business services when necessary, while nimbly growing new service lines.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Here, the design team nimbly avoids the tropes and manages to create a strong sense of place while keeping the design modern and elegant.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
This can be done nimbly, and need not slow a sometimes-sclerotic process.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
In June, Figure AI, a humanoid-robotics startup, released a sixty-minute video of its prototype humanoid nimbly sorting variously sized parcels, the kind of work that’s easy for humans but challenging for machines.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
His priorities are echoed by most members of his party, who also nimbly follow him anytime his positions shift.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025
Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Their heads are bowed, their fingers nimbly working gargantuan pale orbs of mochi.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
This can also include dropping existing business services when necessary, while nimbly growing new service lines.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Here, the design team nimbly avoids the tropes and manages to create a strong sense of place while keeping the design modern and elegant.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
This can be done nimbly, and need not slow a sometimes-sclerotic process.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
In June, Figure AI, a humanoid-robotics startup, released a sixty-minute video of its prototype humanoid nimbly sorting variously sized parcels, the kind of work that’s easy for humans but challenging for machines.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
His priorities are echoed by most members of his party, who also nimbly follow him anytime his positions shift.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimbly
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Yet Göring dominates the movie thanks to Russell Crowe’s performance, somehow both indulgently big and dexterously subtle.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Bob’s probate administrator had cleverly avoided the $101,000 bill.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Set in London and Spain, the story unfolds across six episodes — Wright directed the first three — and cleverly heightens the tensions sometimes experienced in in-law relationships.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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To these critics, the pitfalls of feminist politics—that jealously guarded privileges of race and class keep women from uniting in the interests of their gender—are neatly symbolized in Stanton’s story.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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At its end, Páez framed the debate neatly.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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The dog went on, jauntily carrying his baguette, passing a grapefruit tree that shaded a telephone booth.—
Peter Heller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2024
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This is listed as an open-box unit—typically excess retail inventory, verified to be in new condition and repackaged cleanly.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
7 Mar. 2026
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And his hit-over-power profile might fit more cleanly in the outfield than at first base.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Your son, who has passed you and continued on, aptly makes his way through one of those ghost-tour groups and disappears from view.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The jokes are plentiful, the campus setting is aptly cozy, and the pacing proves as quick as it is assured.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Nimbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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