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Recent Examples of sure-footed
In time, the foal becomes sure-footed, but the eaglet struggles to get its wings beneath itself, leading it to try a novel approach: hitching a ride on the back of the running Clydesdale to launch itself into the sky.
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Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
And, as the past few weeks have shown, attitudes have a way of overshooting and eventually throwing investors off-balance, even in what’s generally been a sure-footed bull market.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Saddling up with Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides means getting up close and personal with the Santa Ynez River, with up to four water crossings, as the horses step sure-footed through the shallows.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Sweeping antlers of sure-footed ibex appear prominently.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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
Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
And, as the past few weeks have shown, attitudes have a way of overshooting and eventually throwing investors off-balance, even in what’s generally been a sure-footed bull market.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Saddling up with Santa Ynez Valley Horseback Rides means getting up close and personal with the Santa Ynez River, with up to four water crossings, as the horses step sure-footed through the shallows.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Sweeping antlers of sure-footed ibex appear prominently.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-footed
Adjective
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As adroit Mercury starts reversing through your contemplative 12th house, its retrograde invites you to press pause on the cosmic movie in favor of reviewing what’s already happened.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Girolmo knows exactly what the show needs, and there is a musically adroit and highly personable cast in the not-entirely-Irish persons of Emily Goldberg, the singer-musician Michael Mahler, the fine tenor Luke Nowakowski and Leah Morrow.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Compared with the seeds of almost every other plant, grass seed is highly palatable, especially for a dexterous ape whose hands can slough off the chaff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Founded in 2023 by Alex Zhou Yong, the company has developed a broad range of dexterous hands spanning varying degrees of freedom for a wide range of clients.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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But Paul Anthony Kelly is a less deft actor than Pidgeon, and he is given material that adheres even closer to the surface of the legend.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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And as an accomplished narrative filmmaker and documentarian, Loznitsa unveils deft homages to Jacques Tati and Roy Andersson, deadpan directors who reduce human behavior to its base movements.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After retiring from coaching, Conradt remained with UT’s athletic department in an advisor role.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Or that the athletic department costs $11 million to operate, but generates $33 million in tuition from students who’d likely be somewhere else if their sport were not offered there?—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the slick back bun, classical music and balletic dress was not Liu’s brand.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The car’s balletic responsiveness is owed in part to the overall lateral stiffness being bolstered by 75 percent compared to the Vanquish’s most recent apex predecessor, Aston Martin’s DBS 770 Ultimate, at least according to the official press release.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Sure-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-footed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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