as in graceful
moving easily
the expressive movements of agile dancers agile herons wading in the marsh
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Recent Examples of agile
The states are much more responsive and agile in detecting dangers to the public.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Instead, Impulse Space found interest from the Space Force to use Mira as an agile platform for hosting electronic warfare payloads and other military instrumentation in orbit.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 6, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The impressive action set-pieces with Torres on the plane contrast with the underwater combat and agile tandem of the first two sections, showcasing the breadth of both the animation and the background artists’ work.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 June 2025
Washington’s youth is proving to be an asset in this transitional moment for the broader domestic wine industry, allowing winemakers here to be agile and innovative, much like the tech companies just across the Cascades in Seattle, as Matt Austin of Grosgrain puts it.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Instead, Impulse Space found interest from the Space Force to use Mira as an agile platform for hosting electronic warfare payloads and other military instrumentation in orbit.
—Stephen Clark – Jun 6, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The impressive action set-pieces with Torres on the plane contrast with the underwater combat and agile tandem of the first two sections, showcasing the breadth of both the animation and the background artists’ work.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 June 2025
Washington’s youth is proving to be an asset in this transitional moment for the broader domestic wine industry, allowing winemakers here to be agile and innovative, much like the tech companies just across the Cascades in Seattle, as Matt Austin of Grosgrain puts it.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agile
graceful
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The graceful bridge overlooking the water lily ponds has been the setting of thousands of group photos over the years.—
Bonnie Gross,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Kevin Harlan and Ernie Johnson Jr. delivered eloquent, graceful sign-offs when TNT concluded 35 years of NBA coverage on Saturday night.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agile. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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