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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plasticity
malleability
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As was seemingly the case with Bernanke, he’s shown a malleability (see a recent Washington Post piece for more details) on matters economic that signal worrisome ambition of the kind that Bagehot warned about.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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That malleability for one silhouette to translate across several cultures—is what ultimately inspired his approach to this new line.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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“Plasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plasticity. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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