quick-wittedness

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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. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • Jackson placed an emphasis on mastering the playbook, getting stronger and improving his lateral quickness this offseason.
    Mike Kaye May 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
  • Chris Richards, from Alabama, is an uncompromising defender whose Afro towers above the back line and whose lankiness masks a quickness that covers gaps in the American half.
    Leander Schaerlaeckens, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • Adjusting images before they are sent for matching – for example, changing brightness levels – can improve accuracy, too.
    Vijayan Asari, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • The Danish band’s newfound brightness is apparent from the start, as the album opens with twinkling glockespiel.
    Brendan Hay, SPIN, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And our unity with divine Mind endows each of us with the intelligence, spiritual insight, and perspicacity to make sound decisions, including consenting to receiving all the good God has prepared for us.
    Karen Neff, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This month, San Francisco Opera returns to Richard Strauss’s 1909 take on Greek tragedy with a score that reflects the composer’s brilliance in an enduring thriller.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • You’re known for your brilliance and hyper-logical mind, but your nervous system is screaming right now.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The tunnel was discovered through intelligence work conducted by agents with the FGR's Criminal Investigation Agency in coordination with Mexico's Security Cabinet.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Pulte will remain as chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and FHFA director in addition to acting as national intelligence director.
    Connor Greene, Time, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.
    Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • That Aldous Harding makes this impulse look easy without sacrificing any of the cleverness or creativity that makes her music so immediate is striking, to say the least.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
  • If there’s cleverness to the way Lindsay-Abaire keeps passing the buck of hypocrisy between the members of the neighborhood association, there’s also a pervading sense of decorum that limits how far the satire can go.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Quick-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick-wittedness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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