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
That artistic plasticity is thanks in part to a simple guiding principle that speaks to the rapper, singer, dancer and producer's decade-plus in the industry — and a new sense of maturity he's unlocked only recently.
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 18 June 2025
This occurs thanks to hippocampal plasticity, which allows our brains to adapt and grow.
—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
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 18 June 2025
This occurs thanks to hippocampal plasticity, which allows our brains to adapt and grow.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plasticity
Noun
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But did software system updates, maintenance and malleability evolve on the same more granular path?—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
Noun
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This gives it flexibility, softness, warmth, and breathability.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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All this has stirred some fresh thinking among Democrats about whether activists must demand that candidates agree with all of their positions, or whether victory demands more flexibility.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Plasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasticity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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