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
  • The issue in his profile will be his quickness.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Dumont, whose professional background is in owning and operating casinos, is gambling that his franchise can use a 34-year-old guard who is coming off another major injury whose forte is surreal quickness and dribble-drive penetration as the primary complement to Cooper Flagg.
    Mac Engel June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The continental climate brings cooler summers and colder winters, a boon for wine lovers seeking aromatics and brightness over weight and ripeness.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Lowering your phone’s brightness can actually help preserve your night vision.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 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
  • Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
    Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • France has emerged as the World Cup's benchmark team, showcasing unparalleled individual brilliance and collective chemistry.
    Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Forty ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler, a number still significantly lower than the average daily crossings before the war with Iran started in February.
    Deva Lee, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • By allowing intelligence and learned capabilities to be shared across robot types, the platform aims to accelerate deployment, improve operational efficiency, and deliver a consistent experience across every aspect of hotel operations, claims Pudu.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 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
Noun
  • Not everyone was taken with his cleverness.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Dinklage played Tyrion Lannister, who uses his cleverness and wit to cope with his father's rejection of him.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

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“Quick-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick-wittedness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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