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Recent Examples of sure-footed
The outsole’s sturdy rubber grip kept him sure-footed, and the shoes remained comfortable even after an afternoon of exploring a medieval city on foot.
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Mary Beth Skylis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
If Kyle Tucker had been a little more sure-footed on a line drive over his head to lead off the second inning, Yamamoto might have had a perfect-game bid going into the sixth.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
In time, the foal becomes sure-footed, but the eaglet struggles to get its wings beneath itself, leading it to try a novel approach: hitching a ride on the back of the running Clydesdale to launch itself into the sky.
—Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
And, as the past few weeks have shown, attitudes have a way of overshooting and eventually throwing investors off-balance, even in what’s generally been a sure-footed bull market.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Sweeping antlers of sure-footed ibex appear prominently.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Facing this deluge of information and personalities, Kelley’s Fact Checker is less indignant and sure-footed than Fingal, and in this uncertainty takes an important next step.
—Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Mary Beth Skylis, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
If Kyle Tucker had been a little more sure-footed on a line drive over his head to lead off the second inning, Yamamoto might have had a perfect-game bid going into the sixth.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
In time, the foal becomes sure-footed, but the eaglet struggles to get its wings beneath itself, leading it to try a novel approach: hitching a ride on the back of the running Clydesdale to launch itself into the sky.
—Gary T. Mills, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
And, as the past few weeks have shown, attitudes have a way of overshooting and eventually throwing investors off-balance, even in what’s generally been a sure-footed bull market.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Sweeping antlers of sure-footed ibex appear prominently.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Facing this deluge of information and personalities, Kelley’s Fact Checker is less indignant and sure-footed than Fingal, and in this uncertainty takes an important next step.
—Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-footed
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Today, especially for digitally adroit customers, opening a new account with a neobank offering a better APR is seamless.—
Nigel Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
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As adroit Mercury starts reversing through your contemplative 12th house, its retrograde invites you to press pause on the cosmic movie in favor of reviewing what’s already happened.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chinese robotics firm Xynova has unveiled its second-generation dexterous hand, aiming to improve humanoid robots’ ability to perform human-like manipulation tasks in real-world environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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Goats are famously fantastic climbers, and their dextrous hooves were the inspiration behind the grippy lugs on the Speedgoat 6 Sneakers.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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That meant everyone had to be agile and fleet-footed.—
Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
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Tielemans is not the most fleet-footed, but neither can he be allowed much of a head-start.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Club Kid is funny, and filled with deft jokes, but there’s a stylistic exuberance to it that attests to how Firstman wasn’t just thinking in terms of verbal punchlines.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Berbatov scored 94 Premier League goals across spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Fulham, and is a two-time Premier League and League Cup winner, yet his deft control became his trademark.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Julian Champagnie took over Harrison Barnes’ starting spot in San Antonio and has been an athletic upgrade who is durable and reliable while providing accurate volume shooting.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In a presentation for young athletes — and for the pro teams and college athletic departments that might invite him to speak — Stripling’s firm uses his story of a baseball prospect that got a $900,000 up-front payment and spent the $500,000 after taxes on a red Lamborghini.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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When Enskat moves, sound designer Torben Kärst follows each rigorous swish of her cane and each brutal, balletic step (clop-CLOP, clop-CLOP).—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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That grip is reinforced by a litany of electronic nannies, all of which translate to an assuring sense of control and eagerness to discover more of the Valhalla’s powerfully balletic nature.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Sure-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-footed. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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