springiness

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Recent Examples of springiness The researchers, however, did not find meaningful improvements in post-exercise muscle recovery, soreness or tendon mechanical properties (strength, springiness and stretch resistance). Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Alongside the proteins, the crunch of the egg roll and springiness of the noodles made the bowl texturally playful. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025 The pleasures of chewy textures are on better display in a shallow bowl of trofie, teeny-tiny handmade pasta twists cooked to a lovely springiness. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 Flicking not a result of fast actuation but of the natural compliance and springiness of the actuator. IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for springiness
Noun
  • To reduce pressure on the soft seafloor, engineers added a huge block of foam to the heavy collector to give it some buoyancy.
    Harry Stevens, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • What followed were decades of growth that looked fine in the aggregate and felt hollow in practice—punctuated by brief spurts of genuine buoyancy that raised expectations before collapsing them.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Most of the rooms overlook the pool and bar, so come here for the walking-distance-to-everything location and liveliness more than a quiet beach escape.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • With the house emptied of living (and costumed) guests, its furnishings, in all their liveliness, appear only to mask an unnatural torpor.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Cloaked in a dress that looked like it was made of gold coins, and that seemed to give her a jauntiness on the ice, Liu completed a strenuous seven triple jumps.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps the exuberance on my father’s side is tinged by their acquaintance with disaster.
    Andrea Bajani, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
  • Richard is a tiki guy, and his and Schaffer’s book is the first attempt, possibly ever, to unite the flamboyant exuberance of tiki with the methodical precision of the modernist craft movement.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Not to make too much of what is a relatively small (though not insignificant) role, but Jude’s anomalous casting as Malia’s Marcus Aurelius-quoting, crane operator dad does carry with it a current of eccentric vivacity that the rest of the film sorely lacks.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Smelling salts are thought to stimulate consciousness, a pick-me-up of sorts to boost vivacity and sharpness.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • As the Moon, planet of intuition, enters your sign, identity and vitality feel refreshed, and your sensitivity becomes a quiet guide rather than a drain.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
  • Joyce Manor broke out of the cookie-cutter second generation punk rock scene in California and is still touring and recording with the vitality of a new band.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Such destinations downtown are seen as essential to building vibrancy on days when there aren’t sporting events or concerts at PeoplesBank Arena.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • To Reed, that openness creates an energy and vibrancy in comics that’s not always present in the mainstream creative arts.
    Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026

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“Springiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springiness. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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