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 the phase of light can unintentionally change its brightness, potentially affecting security.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
  • Add the lime juice just before serving to preserve brightness and prevent bitterness.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 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
  • His unselfishness and understanding of how to fit his skill set around Nikola Jokic’s brilliance remain unmatched.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
  • Sport, in a world of artificial intelligence and synthetics, is also very human, in all its brilliance and fallibility.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • More vocal proponents of the statute include the top Republicans and Democrats on the intelligence committees, as well as congressional leaders in both chambers.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • The military had to blow up two of its own special operations aircraft on the ground in Iran during the covert mission, which involved hundreds of American military and intelligence personnel, including special operations forces.
    Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 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
  • 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
  • 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

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“Quick-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick-wittedness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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