bendable

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Recent Examples of bendable Made from recycled bottles, these bendable, machine-washable sneakers form to fit the mold of your feet, so each pair feels like it was made just for you. Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025 While organic thin-film transistors built on flexible plastic have been around long enough for people to start discussing a Moore’s Law for bendable ICs, memory devices for these flexible electronics have been a bit more elusive. IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2024 The Yancy offers arch support and a gentle rebound, and are also machine-washable and easy to pack, thanks to their ultra-bendable design. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bendable
Adjective
  • The resulting pollen is as pliable as Play-Doh, says Shahrudin Ibrahim, a research fellow in Cho’s lab who helped to develop the technique.
    Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Some might go so far as to suggest that Ufotable’s work approaches the pinnacle of what animation can achieve this decade, tapping into that infinite potential of cinema’s most pliable medium (your mileage will vary).
    David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
  • Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Instead of copying your yoga instructor or your wildly bendy friend, try the seven moves listed below.
    Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • And our joints—the bendy parts of our bodies where our bones meet—take the brunt of that.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • These high-resolution images are a first step toward tailoring magnesium alloys to be both more ductile and more stable, bringing them closer to large-scale use in cars and other vehicles.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The 22-year-old Spanish singer-songwriter boasts an ethereal, ductile voice that sounds equally convincing singing solo with flamenco guitar accompaniment or over dance beats.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, the moss’s telltale sign of woe is its glum, grayish hue, a waxen appearance that comes from ferns and algae that have crept over it.
    Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
Adjective
  • The supple leather of a Birkin bag and the waxy wood of a surfboard.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use after showering or bathing for intense hydration from head to toe, leaving skin smooth and supple.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Road trips, hikes, and beach destinations with pet-friendly hotels can work well for adaptable animals.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, GPUs remain extremely adaptable, capable of managing both training and inference across diverse models.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Bendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bendable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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