sure-footed

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Recent Examples of sure-footed Facing this deluge of information and personalities, Kelley’s Fact Checker is less indignant and sure-footed than Fingal, and in this uncertainty takes an important next step. Isabel Clara Ruehl june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025 Introduced in the 1970s to maintain the open grassy balds, these stocky, sure-footed ponies have become beloved icons. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 31 May 2025 But the once sure-footed dynamic has given way to some second guessing their relationship with the American exclave, even for family. Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 But even sure-footed and sturdy kolbars are always in grave danger. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 Ken Kalfus has written a novel that proves it can be done: A Hole in the Story is nuanced, sure-footed, dryly funny, and unpredictable. Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025 If the category had included Conclave’s Edward Berger, cool-eyed and dramatically sure-footed, this might have been a more interesting race. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025 The Tiburon Uplands loop trail and adjoining hike through Old St. Hilary’s Preserve offer a great opportunity for sure-footed hikers to get in touch with the wild and rugged natural landscape of the Tiburon Peninsula. Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-footed
Adjective
  • The OptiPlex 7020 is one in its nearly endless line of business towers, and this one has a surprisingly adroit loadout in terms of components.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • SpaceX is the implied template: Musk will advocate for privatizing the government, outsourcing the affairs of state to nimble entrepreneurs and adroit technologists.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Named Aero Hand Open, the TetherIA’s open-source, underactuated robotic hand is meant to solve the robotic industry’s hardest problem, dexterous manipulation.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Its seven-degree-of-freedom robotic arm is paired with dexterous hands that can sense pressure changes and perform delicate movements.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • As with any Morris documentary, Chaos is clear-eyed and fleet-footed, balancing multiple perspectives and challenging its subjects.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Lupe remains the show’s strongest selling point — a deft comedic performer lending great pathos and charm to Morgan, who ought to be otherwise unbearable.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • While not exactly the most exciting or eye-catching project to win an architecture award in recent years, the brick-and-wood building does ooze class and showcases a deft touch for the little details that make life more pleasant.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Our coverage spans top industry news, retail trends, head-to-toe fashion, athletic and outdoor analysis, and more.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Then, Olivia scurried off into an enclave off the side stage as Dylan and Daniella punched up into a high-octane, athletic routine.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Sure-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-footed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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