as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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as in agility
ease and grace in physical activity
has the spryness and flexibility of a professional athlete
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Recent Examples of spry
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Judging by the sporting photos on his campaign website, Kennedy would like to be seen as the virile, athletic and spry choice for the White House.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Hank, as Kahn calls him, was spry and agile even in his last decade.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
At one point, Aang runs into Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar, under a lot of old age makeup), a boyhood friend who is somehow still alive (and reasonably spry) 10 decades later.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
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The 76-year-old King notably offers up some spry elderly heroes, too.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
Judging by the sporting photos on his campaign website, Kennedy would like to be seen as the virile, athletic and spry choice for the White House.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Hank, as Kahn calls him, was spry and agile even in his last decade.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
At one point, Aang runs into Bumi (Utkarsh Ambudkar, under a lot of old age makeup), a boyhood friend who is somehow still alive (and reasonably spry) 10 decades later.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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France is a culture of manners, of eloquence, of graceful behavior, as if life itself, from the grandly public to the intimately domestic, were essentially performative, requiring constant self-control.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Originally built in 1895, the residence sits on more than three acres and includes a formal garden, a tranquil reflecting pond, and a graceful limestone-domed gazebo.—
Zlata Kozul Naumovski,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Defense said the weapon's official name pays tribute to the eagle, known for its speed, stealth, and agility.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2025
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Lessons From $15 Billion Of Cross-Border Experience Here are three truths that have shaped my approach to retail asset management over the years: • Cap-ex agility beats cap-ex volume.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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By staying ahead of these challenges and embracing new security strategies, businesses can ensure their networks are secure today and—at the same time—are agile enough to handle whatever the future may hold.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This centralized and hierarchical decision-making is incompatible with the desire for speed and a rapid trial-and-error approach, called agile development, as is practiced in Silicon Valley.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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