versatility

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Recent Examples of versatility Boston also features the versatility to lineup outside or become a mismatch in the slot. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026 As someone who prioritizes longevity, the versatility of the frame was enticing to me. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026 Harris can line up as a nose tackle and has the versatility to be a one-technique defensive tackle, who lines up on the outside shoulder of the center in 4-3 formations. Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026 Thompson, a third-round pick by the Cubs out of Auburn in 2017, could provide the Rockies with some versatility. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for versatility
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Noun
  • This innovative approach not only speeds the design process but also frees up designers to focus on more creative tasks, demonstrating how AI can be used as a tool to augment human creativity rather than replace it.
    Li Jun, Footwear News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • As a member of the Fine Art League of Cupertino, Choudhury volunteers his time and creativity to help people connect and grow through art.
    Diana Argabrite, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • These grander moments of inventiveness don’t stop City from finding joy and absurdity in smaller and seemingly inconsequential stories either.
    Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The Innovation Award honors exceptional distinctiveness, inventiveness and impact in expanding the conventions of program format, content, audience interaction, production technique and delivery.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • For their part, many voters always seem to be searching for some idealized candidate who exists only in their imagination.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Visionary Award recognizes an individual who has uniquely and consistently employed the art and science of VFX to foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • What’s more, this formal ingenuity never distracts from the emotional intensity of the story but, rather, amplifies its force by simultaneously compressing and expanding the action.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Peering beyond the score, even before Montreal throttled Vancouver with a dominant blitz of rush attacking ingenuity in the third period, the raw ability of its skaters and their through-the-roof potential as a group was unmistakable.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Around November 29, Uranus harmonizes with transformative Pluto in your sign, providing a blast of originality that can result in claiming greater personal power.
    Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Coach Kyle Shanahan's call for a trick-play pass from receiver Jauan Jennings to McCaffrey for a 29-yard touchdown to take the lead in the fourth quarter reflected this team's incredible resourcefulness during a season marked by attrition.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But the defending champs couldn’t match the Niners’ resourcefulness.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Most of them are unemployed and produce nothing but illusions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Then, style the cut with a deep side part to create the illusion of an asymmetrical blunt cut.
    Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The platform is designed to accelerate open co-creation by integrating ideation, development, and user experience cycles and is expected to be available to other automakers and service providers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Still, many of the agentic commerce systems on today’s market require some degree of human intervention and ideation.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025

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“Versatility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versatility. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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