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Recent Examples of quick-wittedness
What a theft of life and talent, and what a waste of care, quick-wittedness, and capability by Reverend Mother Constance.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quick-wittedness
Noun
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Duah has rare quickness and agility.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both leagues were at the whim of the city, its quickness, and willingness to pay for the repairs.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cardamom brings a cozy warmth, iris and violet add brightness, and sandalwood and cedarwood give it that signature leathery edge.—
Allure,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2026
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But cinema brings something like brightness and hope.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Pixel Watch blends style and smartness in a way most wearables miss.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Basketball brilliance turned this frigid afternoon into a hot Fudd Sunday.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri The emerging brilliance of Olivia Dean was not only recognized by Grammy voters, who awarded her best new artist, but by legendary music mogul Clive Davis.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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An array of former intelligence and law enforcement officials have received subpoenas in the investigation.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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About 13 million barrels per day of crude oil transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2025, accounting for roughly 31% of global seaborne crude flows, data provided by market intelligence firm Kpler showed.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cignetti has tapped into a distinctly Hoosier brand of team pride, which proves that his acumen is just as strong off the football field as on it.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
28 Jan. 2026
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The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.—
Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
20 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Gartside tended to lead with the deconstructionist angle on his writing, and most critics seemed to take it as a given that all the lovey-dovey stuff was conceptual cleverness, a way of infiltrating pop and turning its lingua franca in on itself.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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Choose kindness over cleverness, warmth over wit, empathy over one-upmanship.—
Glenn Kurlander,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But the study still has some useful insights for us, and the most important is that injuries don’t come out of nowhere.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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The General Land Office manages public land, public school funding, and disaster relief, yet most Texans have little insight into how decisions are made.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Quick-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick-wittedness. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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