as in graceful
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Recent Examples of acrobatic
People would float high on hot air balloons and parachute down, among other acrobatic feats.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
But Deadpool & Wolverine handles this well by visiting the end location of Logan and establishing that Jackman is now playing a Wolverine from an alternate universe and is still highly capable of playing the fierce, acrobatic, and iconic X-Man.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Catch a Flying Aces All-Stars Freestyle Show, where Olympic and national team skiers and snowboarders perform acrobatic feats 60 feet in the air to music and fireworks.
—Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
Starkey’s agents had to perform acrobatic feats of scheduling to accommodate both his teen-heartthrob role and his adult breakthrough.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
But Deadpool & Wolverine handles this well by visiting the end location of Logan and establishing that Jackman is now playing a Wolverine from an alternate universe and is still highly capable of playing the fierce, acrobatic, and iconic X-Man.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Catch a Flying Aces All-Stars Freestyle Show, where Olympic and national team skiers and snowboarders perform acrobatic feats 60 feet in the air to music and fireworks.
—Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
Starkey’s agents had to perform acrobatic feats of scheduling to accommodate both his teen-heartthrob role and his adult breakthrough.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrobatic
Adjective
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The result is a graceful character study that explores why someone’s capacity for warmth seems to have long been drained.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With graceful bubbles and a silky mouthfeel, lemon and pear dance on the palate.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
Adjective
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Helping the next generation become agile learners is paramount.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
28 Jan. 2025
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Read More: The Critical Role Trees Play During Heat Waves These challenges are poised to get even more amplified through the rise of bluelining, a more agile iteration of redlining that is guided by the growing hazards of climate change.—
Jerel Ezell,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Everyone in the audience laughed when the capybara first appeared onscreen, even the little kid behind us who had cried earlier, scared of some of the calamities befalling the feline hero.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Expert Insight Matthew McCarthy, founder and veterinarian at Juniper Valley Animal Hospital, explained to Newsweek that these types of allergies in cats are known as feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS).—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During subsequent decades, the Soviets and its pliant regime were defeated, the country was racked by civil war, and various Islamist groups became ascendant, including the Mujahedin, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Isis-Khorasan.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Notably, Assad was pliant to the ayatollahs’ Iran, the theocratic state bent on reshaping the region in the name of Shi’ite jihad.—
Bassem Eid,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Beyond belts, Hanks’ Powell Bison Bifold wallet, made from soft, supple bison leather and heavy-duty thread, features eight card slots, two hidden pockets, a flip-up ID window and a spacious cash compartment—perfect for keeping everything organized.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Still, some teams might conclude that the 49ers’ zone-running scheme, which calls for nimble lineman, hasn’t been ideal for the big-bodied guard.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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That thoughtful approach to graphics is of a piece with this package’s professional finish overall, from the nimble editing to the slightly overemphatic but slick musical soundtrack.—
Leslie Felperin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The doc possesses a flexible form that rightly insists the rest of us lean in.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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They are known for being more flexible, providing a player shows a determination to leave.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Acrobatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrobatic. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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