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
In crisis, create agile, interdisciplinary teams that can cut through bureaucracy to counter misinformation, update messaging and shift narratives as conditions evolve.
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Justin Ángel Knighten, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Apparel brands can take a page from their playbook to become more agile, shorten lead times and keep inventory better aligned with customer demand.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Adams and Robinson seemed fairly active and agile during the part of Friday’s practice the media was allowed to watch.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
His innovative firm offers agile and independent advisory services.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Justin Ángel Knighten, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Apparel brands can take a page from their playbook to become more agile, shorten lead times and keep inventory better aligned with customer demand.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 9 May 2025
Adams and Robinson seemed fairly active and agile during the part of Friday’s practice the media was allowed to watch.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
His innovative firm offers agile and independent advisory services.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agile
graceful
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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“Agile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agile. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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