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Recent Examples of agilely
Today, the board's role is expected to include questioning assumptions, exploring multiple scenarios and agilely adjusting course in the face of disruptive changes.
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Susana Sierra,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.
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Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Susana Sierra,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.
—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agilely
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Kids climbed nimbly onto traffic signs.
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Few people do simmering panic as nimbly as Sarah Goldberg.
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Rather than sitting squarely at the nape of her neck, the chignon is jauntily positioned off-center, with a roll starting behind one ear and sweeping gracefully toward the opposite side.
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.
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While England breezily dismissed Senegal 3-0 in its fourth match of the tournament, Morocco eliminated Portugal in the quarterfinals before bowing out 2-0 to eventual runnersup France in the semis.
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From left, stalwart Fast/Furious gun molls Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, who know their way around all sorts of fancy cars, not to mention firearms, breezily support central good/bad dude Vin Diesel, who’s doing his best professional bowling imitation for the paparazzi.
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The cool quietude of Simón’s film—scene after scene is gently controlled and briskly observed—gives way just as suddenly to unruly gusts of feeling.
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Obama briskly entered and immediately apologized for tardiness.
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“Agilely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agilely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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