as in virtuoso
accomplished with trained ability
with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan
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Recent Examples of adroit
The OptiPlex 7020 is one in its nearly endless line of business towers, and this one has a surprisingly adroit loadout in terms of components.
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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
SpaceX is the implied template: Musk will advocate for privatizing the government, outsourcing the affairs of state to nimble entrepreneurs and adroit technologists.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Naturally, Moore is formidable, acing an English accent and exhibiting an adroit sense of comic timing.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The adroit reshufflings of narrative and perspective in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Poor Things’?
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
SpaceX is the implied template: Musk will advocate for privatizing the government, outsourcing the affairs of state to nimble entrepreneurs and adroit technologists.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Naturally, Moore is formidable, acing an English accent and exhibiting an adroit sense of comic timing.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The adroit reshufflings of narrative and perspective in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and ‘Poor Things’?
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adroit
Adjective
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A lot of the movie feels like a virtuoso chase sequence, people barreling down the road, guns blazing.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The teacher was Orlandi himself, both an authority on the history of the instrument and a virtuoso performer.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What followed in the 20th minute, though, is the kind of end-to-end attack that is the hallmark of the American game, with a skillful finish that is decidedly uncommon from a USA star.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The remarks not only referred to the aesthetics of the game – tedious matches devoid of skillful merit that were unpleasing to watch.—
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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That would’ve been a masterful cameo.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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The masterful blend of creamy cheese, crabmeat, and just a little bit of heat has long made crab mornay a Southern classic.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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After the trial, it was rumored that the jury had initially been split 9-3 for acquittal, and that the minority was brought around by the expert testimony.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Removing the surrounding rock and exposing delicate anatomical details required years of careful work.—
Sanaa El-Sayed,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Adaptation is always a delicate balance.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Vietnam’s humanoid leap Dyno is an intelligent humanoid robot built to combine advanced artificial intelligence, environmental perception, and dexterous manipulation in a single platform.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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On the left, a female South Park figure in Renaissance Dutch dress delivers a monologue on artistic patronage pulled from pulp-fiction reviews, art history texts, and books of poetry.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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With group portraiture, the obligations are more literary and artistic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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His deft harmonica work evoked the sterling playing of Nashville music great Charlie McCoy.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Friedkin was deft on TV, as was Alfred Hitchcock, who took viewers into his confidence by revealing the famously homicidal tensions in Psycho (1960).—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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