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Adjective
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The elastic waistband offers both full coverage and maximum comfort.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Just enough elastic at the ankle to be tapered without being too tight.—
Dana Leigh Smith,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Relationships built on mutual effort are emotionally resilient and fulfilling.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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More resilient, more into matches, more able to respond to situations.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
23 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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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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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
Adjective
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Rhodes likened Lammy to Obama in his tendency to prize the workable option ahead of his inner convictions.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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For businesses, this shift underscores the importance of proactive engagement with lawmakers and regulators to ensure clear statutory language and workable rules.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The all-aluminum M1s are apparently hard enough to handle ice but ductile enough to not easily chip or shatter when hitting rocks.—
Cameron Martindell,
WIRED,
28 Nov. 2024
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The majority of Surprise’s water line system is made of PVC and ductile iron, Water Resource Management Director Mike Boule explained.—
Taylor Seely,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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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
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“Flexile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexile. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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