versatility

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Recent Examples of versatility Foscue, who has never played the outfield at any level, will begin taking some balls in right field to improve his versatility. Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026 Bootcut is the style of the season thanks to its leg-lengthening effect and versatility. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026 Among them are the power of generosity, the beauty of really listening, and the versatility of a lounge set. Annie Blackman, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026 While second-year coach Dusty May’s Michigan squad has been hailed for unselfishness, Jon Scheyer’s Blue Devils showed more versatility on the offensive end. ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for versatility
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Noun
  • His family's creativity was the foundation for Dupart's life's work.
    Edie Kasten, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • This bilingual, family-friendly performance blends original music, storytelling and imagination to build confidence, creativity and connection.
    Melissa Grzybowski, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Your sign’s characteristic inventiveness thrives here, so you might be inspired to start DIY projects or rearrange your cupboards.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That inventiveness led to some spectacular goals, but also inherent risk-taking.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • All doubled down on the idea that the monarch’s primary attribute should be a sense of duty — something Edward, in the popular imagination, lacked.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Still, an unchecked imagination has its own charms.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Little Edie became an icon representing ingenuity amidst adversity, largely due to her freethinking fashion sense.
    Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The country began a starkly successful race for ingenuity and hi-tech to survive; the pace of change and implementation unparalleled in a six-week innovation cycle of the front line – the time in which a new idea for killing appears.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Most large language models generate statistically common responses, which can flatten culture and dilute expertise and originality.
    R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This gives your Aquarian originality extra warmth!
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The discomfort of boredom, even the anguish of it, can spur us into flights of imagination, resourcefulness, and invention.
    Daniel Smith, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
  • And Preller readily acknowledges some of the ability to get these deals done owes to the resourcefulness of his right-hand man, assistant general manager Josh Stein.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.
    Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The brightening and blurring properties come from bismuth oxychloride, a mineral that adds a light-reflecting luminous finish, and silicones that create the illusion of blurred skin.
    Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Class analysis remains difficult in the US because its absence allows for the illusion of exceptional individuals to prevail.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026

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“Versatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versatility. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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