quick-wittedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quick-wittedness
Noun
  • Moussa Diabate has lateral quickness, but being undersized could hurt against taller players on the interior.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But that speed and quickness with the ball, his ability to get in the paint, ability to knock down threes is unique.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the stellar extent of the galaxy is normally only shown to overlap with the bright dusty disk, superior techniques can reveal the low surface-brightness halo and streams around it.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Magnitude is the scale used to measure the apparent brightness of objects in the night sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Pixel Watch blends style and smartness in a way most wearables miss.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After the game of a lifetime, few would have begrudged Guglielmo Vicario the chance to revel in his brilliance.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sanders said of Ohtani's brilliance.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • South Korea’s intelligence agency estimated in September that about 2,000 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the fighting.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Greta Lee is an intelligence officer pulled from a Gettysburg trip with her kid to deliver some important North Korean intel.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.
    Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • But Lord knows, there’s a mountain of acumen and perspicacity or, in plain terms, good horse sense stored in those minds and souls.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • Surely, his sexuality played a role in his undeniable cleverness.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • So the question is whether audiences can find any emotional hook amid all this cleverness.
    Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is the web version of CEO Daily, a newsletter of must-read global insights from CEOs and industry leaders.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Farmer’s ideas and insights have appeared in multiple venues including Harper’s Bazaar, NPR, The Washington Post, and Teen Vogue.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Quick-wittedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quick-wittedness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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