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Recent Examples of suppleness
The robotics community has long struggled to design artificial muscles that rival the flexibility and suppleness of living tissue.
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Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2025
Glacial water helps rebalance minerals, squalane restores suppleness, and olive leaf extract soothes redness and helps keep breakouts in check with its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2025
Neroli and ambrox, a type of musk that’s found in many popular perfumes for women as well, round the edges of the fragrance and give it a creamy, enveloping suppleness that’s hard to find in most fresh scents.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
That body had a magical suppleness, a plasticity that was rarely seen in a dancer.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Over time, though, our levels decrease and so our skin loses that suppleness.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 17 Oct. 2024
Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2025
Glacial water helps rebalance minerals, squalane restores suppleness, and olive leaf extract soothes redness and helps keep breakouts in check with its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial properties.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2025
Neroli and ambrox, a type of musk that’s found in many popular perfumes for women as well, round the edges of the fragrance and give it a creamy, enveloping suppleness that’s hard to find in most fresh scents.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
That body had a magical suppleness, a plasticity that was rarely seen in a dancer.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Over time, though, our levels decrease and so our skin loses that suppleness.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suppleness
Noun
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And because of their pliability, soft robots can navigate environments that would otherwise block, damage, or destroy rigid robots.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Dec. 2025
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This vertical integration maximises space while maintaining pliability, unlike traditional lateral battery arrangements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In surrendering to remoteness and distance—what can’t be seen or decided, whether because of memory’s pliancy or people’s opacity—the show birthed something new, or seemed to.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2023
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The leave-in Hair Dew brings pliancy to hair, and a good pick for thirsty strands is the What the Hemp deep moisture mask, which deeply moisturizes but feels light as air.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Despite rigorous quality control, ductility dip cracking (DDC) remains a persistent issue.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Quantum annealing: This term is borrowed from annealing, a process that uses heat to alter the physical or chemical properties of a metal, glass, or plastic film to increase ductility and reduce hardness.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Oct. 2024
Noun
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However, to cite this solely as a negative factor is to miss the ways in which this fast-moving adaptability functions within the larger market.—
Malana VanTyler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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People with strong foundational skills, such as collaboration, adaptability, and basic math skills typically learn faster and acquire more complex skills over time, one 2025 Harvard study about about long-term performance and advancement shows.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Just two capsules per day can illuminate one’s complexion, boost elasticity, reduce inflammation, and support cellular renewal.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Stretch marks form when skin expands quickly, and pregnancy hormones affect collagen and elasticity, making consistent, nourishing moisture especially important.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Suppleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suppleness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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