as in malleability
the quality or state of being easily molded
we chose that type of clay for its greater plasticity
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Recent Examples of plasticity
This occurs thanks to hippocampal plasticity, which allows our brains to adapt and grow.
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Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In short: too much stability, not enough plasticity.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
There was a sense that transformation was the point and the teleology; Sophie’s sonic plasticity pointed to interrelational reinvention, toward a truth that had to be formed in the primordial tide pool of a dark, pulsing room.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This enhancement of plasticity is thought to make the extinction of fear stronger and more lasting, leading to the observed reductions in PTSD symptoms.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for plasticity
Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
In short: too much stability, not enough plasticity.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
There was a sense that transformation was the point and the teleology; Sophie’s sonic plasticity pointed to interrelational reinvention, toward a truth that had to be formed in the primordial tide pool of a dark, pulsing room.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
This enhancement of plasticity is thought to make the extinction of fear stronger and more lasting, leading to the observed reductions in PTSD symptoms.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for plasticity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plasticity
malleability
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Neither a great student nor an athlete like his dad, Bobby was defined to some extent by his old-soul precociousness (this is a kid whose sense of humor comes straight out of vaudeville), but even more so by his middle-school malleability.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ultimately, Armas’ malleability signals increased trust in depth pieces, like 2023 Rapids MVP Connor Ronan and second-year Trinidad and Tobago international Wayne Frederick, both of whom started Wednesday night.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
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“Plasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasticity. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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