as in pliable
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Adjective
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The fashion house’s artisans began experimenting with the material—which is extremely lightweight, strong, and pliable—and eventually created handles out of them by gently bending the stalks with fire and then applying many coats of lacquer.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025 -
When temperatures rise above three hundred and fifty degrees Celsius, rock becomes soft and pliable.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Political parties have been dissolved by a pliant judiciary.—
Sun Narin,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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In this case, the bendy space-time fabric that surrounds us would be illusory, and the quantum particles on the boundary would be the real stuff of existence.—
Charlie Wood,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Sep. 2024
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Perhaps the bendy, gravitating fabric of our universe itself emerges from whatever is happening on some lower-dimensional boundary.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Sep. 2024
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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Crafted from supple suede panels with just a hint of slouch, this zip-top tote from the relatively new brand Métier is the epitome of quiet luxury.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
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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Research shows that people who are more curious often feel more fulfilled and adaptable.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Why is a new No 10 important for Amorim? Analysis from Laurie Whitwell Cunha’s familiarity with that position behind the striker in a 3-4-2-1 formation enhances his appeal for United, who want adaptable players but also need new signings to hit the ground running.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Bendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bendable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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