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as in ability
mental skill or quickness
the ambassador showed great dexterity in his handling of the touchy situation
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as in agility
ease and grace in physical activity
the juggler needed lots of dexterity in order to keep all five balls in the air at the same time
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Recent Examples of dexterity
Perhaps Turo’s biggest draw with renters is dexterity.
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
And Andre’s gifts as an actor, his power and his brilliance, coupled with Kyle’s talents and dexterity, is one of my biggest ongoing memories of the show.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
That dexterity strengthens the impression that this Christmas story is really a community portrait.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Thrill-seeking play confers physical benefits like better dexterity, skeletal muscle development, and physical awareness, all benefits that last into adulthood.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jim Clash, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
And Andre’s gifts as an actor, his power and his brilliance, coupled with Kyle’s talents and dexterity, is one of my biggest ongoing memories of the show.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
That dexterity strengthens the impression that this Christmas story is really a community portrait.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Thrill-seeking play confers physical benefits like better dexterity, skeletal muscle development, and physical awareness, all benefits that last into adulthood.
—Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dexterity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dexterity
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This increase is attributed to the full integration of Ranco and its ability to acquire inventory and retain new customers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Last year, the U.S. government and the European Commission both published reports on the technology, with the White House proposing a potential research program with one of the objectives being to develop the ability to detect use or experimentation by others.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Vea is a challenge for a 49ers’ offensive line that depends on agility, angles and leverage rather than brute force under the instruction of run game coordinator/line coach Chris Foerster.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Adaptive leadership – the ability to navigate constant change and ambiguity with agility and resilience – is now paramount.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Flashback: That road prowess followed the team to Seattle this week, where Houston held the No. 4-seed Sounders scoreless, forcing a penalty shoot-out.Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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The potential return of the Tasmanian tiger will be a culmination of efforts from scientists at the University of Melbourne, the technological prowess of Colossal Biosciences and the genetic contributions of a pickled 110-year old thylacine head.Scott Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Lim said that production and creative talent should expand their range of co-operation.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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That was his greatest talent, knowing who to hire, who should be on this date, who should play this part.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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In a data science team, the vertical bar symbolizes the team's deep technical skills, which include proficiency in areas such as statistics, machine learning, programming and data analysis.Shivanku Misra, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Even more troubling, this failure rate marks a one-percentage-point drop in proficiency from the previous year, underscoring a worrying trend in student achievement that is raising alarms ...Stephen Moore, National Review, 15 Oct. 2024
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Lemon blossoms, intense minerality and subtle spice on the nose with an overall finesse that is energetic at its core with a long, linear finish.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Biles twisted and flipped with her usual finesse and was accompanied by an entourage of Olympians performing gravity-defying dance breaks that would give the Laker Girls a run for their money.Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
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The same was true in HandBrake, as well as Geekbench, which measures overall aptitude at daily productivity tasks.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the 1970s, psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan developed the Self-Determination Theory (SDT), which argued that humans have three basic psychological needs—competence, autonomy and relatedness.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The former president has put the border and immigration, the state of the American economy, and Harris's competence, among other issues, at the forefront of his campaign alongside his Republican running mate, Ohio's Senator J.D. Vance.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Dexterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dexterity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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