as in flexibility
ease and grace in physical activity
a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals
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Recent Examples of agility
The sport requires and helps develop strength, endurance, agility, speed and stamina.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
And hormones regulate absolutely everything in our body: weight, sleep, energy, hunger, sexuality, mental agility, muscle function...
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
This holistic approach includes classroom sessions on swell forecasting and board design, fine-tuning board agility and turtle rolling in the pool, plus mobility work and post-surf massages.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Open communication, agility and shared accountability will define success.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
And hormones regulate absolutely everything in our body: weight, sleep, energy, hunger, sexuality, mental agility, muscle function...
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
This holistic approach includes classroom sessions on swell forecasting and board design, fine-tuning board agility and turtle rolling in the pool, plus mobility work and post-surf massages.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
Open communication, agility and shared accountability will define success.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for agility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agility
Noun
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The dexterity in the right side of his body has returned.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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This political dexterity is already drawing criticism from would-be 2028 Democratic rivals.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While state courts have increasingly dismissed climate lawsuits as meritless, superfund laws are growing in popularity as another way to gut U.S. energy prowess.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Beyond changes in personnel, another force has worked to suppress the EU’s regulatory prowess: the imperative of competitiveness.—
ANU BRADFORD,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, as with Advocate Health’s move to develop an in-house kidney-care program, convincing them that a different approach to patient engagement or care coordination could yield superior outcomes was critical.—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Patients and clinics juggle appointments, lab work, insurance hurdles, and pharmacy coordination.—
Craig Lebrau,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Agility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agility. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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