pliancy

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Recent Examples of pliancy In surrendering to remoteness and distance—what can’t be seen or decided, whether because of memory’s pliancy or people’s opacity—the show birthed something new, or seemed to. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023 The leave-in Hair Dew brings pliancy to hair, and a good pick for thirsty strands is the What the Hemp deep moisture mask, which deeply moisturizes but feels light as air. Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2023 Yet throughout there is a constant, distinctive search for a simple, singing sense of expression, for a pliancy of line, for a sophistication and sensitivity that lay in more than technical precision. David Allen, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022 But on Wednesday night, those Mach-one speeds tended to shear off the symphony’s character — especially in the Andante, which had little of the movement’s familiar pliancy and lackadaisical levity. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2022 But theater artists, filmmakers and novelists, drawn to the interior richness of Chekhov’s dramas, have discovered not only the timeliness of his untimely work but also its aesthetic pliancy and openness. Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 The design is ingenious: a mesh of stainless-steel rings smartly wrapped around a slab of soft silicone, providing the comfort and pliancy of a sponge without a sponge’s tendency to absorb grease and gunk. Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pliancy
Noun
  • That might be a subtle explanation for a 17-game schedule that at some point will almost certainly expand to 18, given the NFL Players Association’s pliability.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Over time, though, our levels decrease and so our skin loses that suppleness.
    Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • This twinning process increases ductility, allowing the material to stretch in more directions, but excessive twinning can create clusters of defects that eventually cause cracks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Quantum annealing: This term is borrowed from annealing, a process that uses heat to alter the physical or chemical properties of a metal, glass, or plastic film to increase ductility and reduce hardness.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The winners will be those who build not just for speed and scale, but for resilience and adaptability.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Both require a balance of commitment and flexibility, patience and action, values and adaptability.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Pliancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pliancy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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