sure-handed

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Recent Examples of sure-handed However, Jones watched as quarterback Dak Prescott tried to push the ball downfield to get the Cowboys’ lead back, but CeeDee Lamb, usually sure-handed, had some drop trouble in the fourth quarter that hurt the team badly in the end. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Thomas threw two touchdown passes, both to the quick and sure-handed Maldonado. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025 He’s been about the most sure-handed player in camp this month, but his pair of second-quarter catches demonstrated a couple of other useful features. Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025 Another sophomore, Torres, is a sure-handed target. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 However, the fact of the matter is, the Yankees are four games back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East, and their supposedly sure-handed shortstop is costing them outs. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025 Just down the road at Eastern Kentucky, Mike Smith brings a sure-handed tackling prowess from the FCS ranks into the NFL with a hope of cracking the roster in year one. Nick Harris july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025 The usually sure-handed Toglia committed two errors in a game for just the second time in his career. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-handed
Adjective
  • Messi’s deft chip over the goalkeeper and two scrambling defenders was a vintage finish from the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Not long ago, these militias’ tendency to bicker was mitigated by the deft orchestration of Soleimani.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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
  • Bilgin is clearly adept at creating beach clubs that stand out from the rest.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This toner is adept at restoring moisture post-cleanse, according to our tester, whose skin skews dry.
    Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The more success rolled, the more damage done, the more skillful the hack and so on.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Powell, skillful at opaque Fed-speak, nonetheless signaled a simulative change is likely.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Linkerbot Chius Hand is a series of advanced, dexterous robotic hands developed for research, industry, and rehabilitation.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Cleaning looked mundane compared with dexterous manipulation.
    Ashis Ghosh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Set in 1819 Hispaniola, just prior to the Dominican Republic’s push for independence, the drama centers on an unexpected trio – a young Spanish noble, a skilled Chinese silk artisan and a Haitian soldier who’s abandoned his post.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rather, the bots are skilled at mimicking human reactions to stressful situations, responding to users in ways that often reflect racist and sexist biases.
    Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The big picture viewpoint is that there will be some LLMs that are less proficient in certain ways, and others that are more proficient in other ways.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • About 56% of CMS students were proficient on statewide exams this year — 3 percentage points better than last year.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Red Bull secured its first win under the new leadership of Laurent Mekies at the Italian Grand Prix, thanks to a masterful drive from Max Verstappen.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Understated early works such as One Man Up and the masterful Consequences of Love focus on people struggling with static lives and longing to be elsewhere.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Sure-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-handed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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