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
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
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
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Adjective
The spry legs that carried him to the Pro Bowl were no more, although the Bears’ head coach, Mike Ditka, did not leave him stationary in the pocket.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Oct. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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The maxi gown featured a relaxed turtleneck, a bold red lily print and graceful draping down the length of her body.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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With sculpted foliage and large, graceful blooms, Japanese anemones make a lovely tall groundcover or masing in mixed borders.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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For more than five decades, the Presidential Fitness Test was a staple in public schools: children would complete a series of physical activities that measured strength, agility, and flexibility at least twice a year during gym class.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Gluteus medius exercises can improve movements like quick changes in direction, side-to-side agility, and better force transfer.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 July 2025
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Through clever digital storytelling and agile product development, Dr. Squatch grew from a niche product to a $100M+ brand, while legacy players like Unilever and P&G scrambled to reposition.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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He has been recognized as a top 50 thinker in agile and top 100 thinker in change managements from thinkers360. Gerald‘s almost three decades of work is focused on increasing productivity in the workplace for complex companies.—
por Gerald Leonard,
Harvard Business Review,
30 July 2025
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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