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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,
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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
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Most of all, don’t forget to ask yourself if the blanket is soft and pliable for ease of draping and functional use.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
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But despite its arresting looks and unique pliable body, the screen is far from a gimmick with real performance specs to back up its stylish looks.—
Martin Lerma,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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For the past sixteen years, the vocal ensemble has proved that the voice is as versatile and malleable as any other instrument, if not more so.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Rather than monolithic legacy systems that have preset functionalities, businesses today are looking for malleable systems—ones that can be built, customized and even deconstructed as needs evolve.—
Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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All that’s there is an artless effort to provoke outrage — Tony Hinchcliffe with the world’s strongest Boston accent.—
Joe Berkowitz,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2024
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The effort of analyzing this video, a piece of artless misinformation, was beneath Abu Hamdan, who has dedicated himself to unveiling the violence of the world through the medium of sound.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2024
Adjective
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Goldsberry is both funny, guileless, and dear, and ends the show with a kind of light wave, a gentle gesture for what turns out to be a very good night.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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And Norton’s flawless portrayal of a guileless kid who might be suffering from multiple personality disorder is worth the admission price alone.—
Tomris Laffly,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But Betancourt’s classmates found his take prudish and unsophisticated.—
Jake Nevins,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The accelerating expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal suggests that its leaders have recently decided that its historically small and unsophisticated capabilities were insufficient for Beijing’s needs and ambitions.—
Abraham M. Denmark,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Nov. 2021
Adjective
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Birmingham, Alabama, home with a sense of genuine, collected warmth.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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The information the source supplies must be newsworthy and give readers genuine insight.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While there are countless superhero stories flooding the TV landscape, Emma Moran's Extraordinary soars with its down-to-earth, Boys-esque twist, where being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be and unworldly abilities aren't just devices for destruction.—
Alex Galbraith,
EW.com,
24 Sep. 2024
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Buruma, who excels at setting a rather unworldly man in the public life of his time, describes how, in 1672, a mob in The Hague lynched Johan and Cornelis de Witt, brothers who had led the Netherlands’ liberal regime during what is now remembered as the Dutch Golden Age.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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“Fictile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictile. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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