as in pliable
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Adjective
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This was an actor with a marvelous, pliable face, not necessarily movie-star handsome but made up of bits and pieces of star quality: the cleft chin, the ready smile, the slightly doughy nose that somehow made his face look comically regal.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Flint The cellulose also underpins a more versatile, pliable battery structure, allowing Flint to make batteries in different forms.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With a pliant Congress, Trump is using his office to benefit his family’s business interests, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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For all the talk and research that has gone into exploiting graphene’s pliant properties for use in wearable and flexible electronics, most of the polymer composites it has been mixed with to date have been on the hard and inflexible side.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Dec. 2016
Adjective
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This is why drafting another edge defender in the first or second round is a logical assumption, whether a bendy pass rusher (Donovan Ezeiruaku), a physical three-down lineman (Nic Scourton) or a raw riser (Olu Oladejo).—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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This book light, $20 at Walmart, has a wide beam and bendy neck.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The web-like blue and gold dial is housed in a 40mm case made of tantalum, a very hard, ductile, lustrous, blue-gray transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Here, at least, the performers — who include Téa Leoni as Odell’s wife, the very funny Will Poulter as the Leopold son and Anthony Carrigan as a put-upon servant — have the kinds of ductile faces, rubber-band moves and vocal dexterity that can keep even sluggish material moving.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.—
Alexis Bennett Parker,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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Beyond belts, Hanks’ Powell Bison Bifold wallet, made from soft, supple bison leather and heavy-duty thread, features eight card slots, two hidden pockets, a flip-up ID window and a spacious cash compartment—perfect for keeping everything organized.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
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Chenier said Family First Center is trying to be adaptable in the event that federal funding is cut.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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These minor setbacks pale in comparison to the challenges faced by rivals like Man City, whose struggles can be attributed to a lack of tactical flexibility — a stark contrast to Chelsea’s adaptable approach.—
Julia Ranney,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Bendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bendable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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