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as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
stretching exercises designed to make the athlete's limbs more lithesome
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as in graceful
moving easily
the lithesome panther moved effortlessly and noiselessly through the rain forest
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Recent Examples of lithesome
Upon seeing its lithesome shape for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show, Enzo Ferrari famously declared the Jaguar E-type to be the most beautiful car in the world.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2021
Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lithesome
Adjective
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They are known for being more flexible, providing a player shows a determination to leave.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The doc possesses a flexible form that rightly insists the rest of us lean in.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a graceful character study that explores why someone’s capacity for warmth seems to have long been drained.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With graceful bubbles and a silky mouthfeel, lemon and pear dance on the palate.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Behind the scenes, Dua Miami is partnered with Clean The World, a company that recycles hotel soaps and plastic bottles.—
Mariette Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2025
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If your cider vinegar comes in a plastic bottle, transfer it to glass for long-term storage.—
Annie Peterson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.—
Rich Cohen,
airmail.news,
2 Mar. 2024
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Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Sleek long lines, lithe limbs, hood buckled all the way to the top: every bit an extraterrestrial monarch.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2025
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Seen from the front and side, the 2025 Vanquish is lithe, muscular, and has a styling that’s unmistakably Aston Martin.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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During subsequent decades, the Soviets and its pliant regime were defeated, the country was racked by civil war, and various Islamist groups became ascendant, including the Mujahedin, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Isis-Khorasan.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Notably, Assad was pliant to the ayatollahs’ Iran, the theocratic state bent on reshaping the region in the name of Shi’ite jihad.—
Bassem Eid,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
Adjective
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In lieu of the standard tuxedo, consider a pleated skirt like Oscar Isaac, a floppy tie like Josh O’Connor, or a formal scarf like Damiano David.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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On top of her dark wavy hair sat a big, floppy fur hat.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Lithesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lithesome. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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