as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
That might sound like a knock, but Rookie Cops is a surprisingly spry police procedural even if that aspect is not the main attraction (so to speak).
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Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
The spry assistance of stagehands, who not only move set pieces but help flesh out the world of the play, is a jaunty touch.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
With the weight positioned at the bottom of the rig and a twitchy, spry soft plastic hovering and dancing a foot above it, the idea is the bait can be shaken in place for a long time, coaxing lock-jawed fish into biting without your offering ever leaving the zone.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Spry as any deep-sleeping eighteen-year-old might – nineteen in a few weeks all right but, by any measure, pretty spry.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2025
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Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
The spry assistance of stagehands, who not only move set pieces but help flesh out the world of the play, is a jaunty touch.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
With the weight positioned at the bottom of the rig and a twitchy, spry soft plastic hovering and dancing a foot above it, the idea is the bait can be shaken in place for a long time, coaxing lock-jawed fish into biting without your offering ever leaving the zone.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2025
Spry as any deep-sleeping eighteen-year-old might – nineteen in a few weeks all right but, by any measure, pretty spry.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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In addition to beautiful blooms, October Magic® Ivory™ Camellia produces handsome evergreen foliage and develops a graceful, upright shape.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mickey, already back up top, stretched a graceful dive that made no splash.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Järnkrok looked agile and engaged in a 4-2 loss.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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This means more autonomous robots that intelligently zip across floors, flying warehouse drones that scan packages and RFID tags from above, and agile super robots that put human limitations to shame.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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