quick-wittedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quick-wittedness
Noun
  • This means that the light source features red, green and blue lasers that merge for 5,000 ANSI lumens brightness and 110% coverage of the BT.2020 color space.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
  • For brightness and crunch, the salad is tossed with a citrus vinaigrette and, just before serving, garnished with cilantro and smoked almonds.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • He’s done a fair imitation of Brown, whose brilliance in 1998 helped to create Petco Park. Before Thursday, the Padres were a good but flawed team, one that stood 11 games above .500 and trailed the Dodgers by three games in the National League West race.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The new leader is Kenyatta Jackson Jr., who has been waiting in the wings for his chance to step up and has shown flashes of brilliance, albeit in limited snaps.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • But typically, the Russian leader – a former intelligence officer with the Soviet Union’s security service, the KGB – uses translators to avoid speaking in English during diplomatic conversations.
    Katharina Krebs, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The Trump administration paused intelligence sharing and weapons shipments to Ukraine after the incident.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But Lord knows, there’s a mountain of acumen and perspicacity or, in plain terms, good horse sense stored in those minds and souls.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Under Subbaraman, the focus is less on storage and search and more on execution and insight.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The former criminology student declined to provide insight into his motive.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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