as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
But on Thursday, Flacco looked spry running for a 12-yard gain deep in his own territory.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Rodgers looked spry as the Steelers dominated the Browns to move to 4-1.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Van Dyke clearly has done something right, making it to 99 years old and staying spry enough to attend buzzy charity galas and become a verified gym bro.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
At least part of how Dick has kept himself spry through his 90s is with frequent trips to the gym.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
Aaron Rodgers looked spry as the Steelers dominated the Browns to move to 4-1.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Van Dyke clearly has done something right, making it to 99 years old and staying spry enough to attend buzzy charity galas and become a verified gym bro.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
At least part of how Dick has kept himself spry through his 90s is with frequent trips to the gym.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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But those struggles remain offscreen; Naïma’s season at the shelter is coming to an end, and the movie, graceful yet pragmatic, knows that not every story here can be told.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
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Her entry into this world was graceful, gentle and oh so magical.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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PNDbotics positions the two platforms as complementary systems, pairing high-fidelity data acquisition with agile humanoid execution to accelerate the development of humanoid robotics.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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At 6-foot-5, 237 pounds, bullish, quick and agile, the 29-year-old stands as the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing TDs by a quarterback.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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