as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.
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Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Although mainland China lost Wahaha beverage billionaire Zong Qinghou at age 79 last year, its richest man on the 2025 Forbes Billionaires List, Zhang Yiming, was a spry 41 years of age when the ranking was published last spring.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That is until Charlie is abducted by aliens and returns spry, brimming with superpowers, including the ability to talk, and becomes an overnight sensation.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Jan. 2026
Looking fit and spry at 76, Bruce Springsteen enters with his longtime manager Jon Landau and director Scott Cooper.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Although mainland China lost Wahaha beverage billionaire Zong Qinghou at age 79 last year, its richest man on the 2025 Forbes Billionaires List, Zhang Yiming, was a spry 41 years of age when the ranking was published last spring.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That is until Charlie is abducted by aliens and returns spry, brimming with superpowers, including the ability to talk, and becomes an overnight sensation.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Jan. 2026
Looking fit and spry at 76, Bruce Springsteen enters with his longtime manager Jon Landau and director Scott Cooper.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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The graceful coupe mixed style—just look at those gullwing doors—and performance like few cars before it, and few cars since.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Then the graceful roll of the ball with his studs smoothly took him past another two to shoot at goal.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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San Diego needs to be more agile so changes can be made faster when city operations and leadership fail.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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While high-cost automation remains rigid, the industry has seen a series of agile humanoids hit the market.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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