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as in dexterously
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as in agilely
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Recent Examples of nimbly
Their heads are bowed, their fingers nimbly working gargantuan pale orbs of mochi.
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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
Any repurposing of biowaste for good use decreases the generation of methane from anaerobic degradation in landfills (a disaster that the US Environmental Protection Agency nimbly explains in this guide).
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
As of today, the network’s steps have largely seemed like minor extensions of its TV product, rather than the big swings needed to outflank its new rivals in digital, who command similar reach but can act nimbly — and don’t need to run a 24-hour cable broadcast on the side.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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
Any repurposing of biowaste for good use decreases the generation of methane from anaerobic degradation in landfills (a disaster that the US Environmental Protection Agency nimbly explains in this guide).
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
As of today, the network’s steps have largely seemed like minor extensions of its TV product, rather than the big swings needed to outflank its new rivals in digital, who command similar reach but can act nimbly — and don’t need to run a 24-hour cable broadcast on the side.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 17 Nov. 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
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Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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The documentary cleverly mixes theatrical elements with more conventional methods, such as archival footage showing the city’s rich history of civil disobedience, to emphasize a lineage of organized opposition and the vitality of everyday people acting together.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The director cleverly dishes out these double meanings from start to finish, fusing the parental experience with tons of gore, hysteria, visual gags and occasional jump scares.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Part of the reason that Charli’s voice fits so neatly in what ought to be a radically new context is that her hooks always dominate the instrumentals.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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Leveleve Balcony Furniture 5-Piece Patio Conversation Set For truly stretching out and relaxing, this five-piece set includes two chairs with extendable footrests for reclining—then the footrest tuck neatly underneath the chairs when not in use.—
Melanie Fincher,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 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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Prompting that delay was beachcomber Jacob Bridgeman, who failed to cleanly hit off the shoreline flanking the 18th green en route to bogey.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Anthony skied cleanly through all five of the single-elimination races to win a gold that goes alongside the title won by Cooper Woods in an upset in the regular men's moguls earlier this week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 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
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In December, over a two-hour lunch at The Occidental, a Washington restaurant nestled between the White House and FBI headquarters, Wilkins spoke breezily about her life as the girlfriend of the FBI director.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
22 Jan. 2026
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The aptly named Powder Highway connects eight Canadian ski areas, each with its own superlatives and charms, all set in the Kootenay Rockies.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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Fresh off a trek with the B-52’s late last year, the band announced a West Coast run aptly titled the Mutate, Don’t Stagnate tour, and has now filled out its 2026 schedule with a batch of June dates in Eastern North America.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Nimbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbly. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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