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as in flexible
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
bouncy seat cushions
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as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
unsurprisingly, the bouncy talk show hostess was a cheerleader in high school
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Recent Examples of bouncy
India have not played an official warm-up match in Australian conditions that are bouncier and pacier than they are used to.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Combination sleepers may find a bouncier hybrid bed easier to move around on.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Innersprings also tend to be bouncier and more responsive.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
Latex also feels cooler and bouncier than memory foam, adds Dr. Harris.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Combination sleepers may find a bouncier hybrid bed easier to move around on.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Innersprings also tend to be bouncier and more responsive.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
Latex also feels cooler and bouncier than memory foam, adds Dr. Harris.
—Jessie Van Amburg, SELF, 24 Sep. 2024
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International organizations can also get around Trump by becoming more bureaucratically flexible.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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However, women’s sports, while growing exponentially, face ownership structures that are often more restrictive and less flexible.Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year!Elpida Kokkota, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Toy trends:For some toy sellers, packing shelves with nostalgia pays off A 'joyful, sweet' job Alphie the robot.Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Use lunch breaks as an opportunity to step away from your screen, stretch, and take care of yourself.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The spontaneity and variability of play help to recondition, stretch, and strengthen your muscle fascia – that super suit of connective tissue that supports every muscle and organ in your body.Kate Ligler, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2024
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The legendary actress's exuberant, almost terroristically heartbreaking performance as the titular character in King Vidor's 1937 melodrama earned her the first of four Academy Award nominations over her seven-decade career.EW Staff, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nala, on the other hand, takes a more exuberant approach, enthusiastically launching a pink toy around the room.Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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And an image of a woman named Linda Jackson washing her hair in a plastic bin on the Navajo Nation, the striking mountains of Monument Valley piercing the background, was how Elliot Ross shed light on what life is like in America’s water inequality capital.TIME Photo Department, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Make sure heat vents are pointed away from any plastic storage bins or cheap plastic toys.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
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Nothing sounds better than having a fresh pizza straight out of the oven, with its bubbly cheese and thin, charred crust.Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2022
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Having a broad network of partners—including companies, charities, think tanks, and other multilateral institutions—can help make an organization more resilient.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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That commitment to authenticity will drive Deb through to whatever awaits her in Episode 8 — and even further into the legacy of one of the most resilient killers on TV.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sailing full steam ahead into the $100 horizon, the Yacht Life Vodka from Florida has a buoyant body and a stern grain-forward character.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The setting was Brentford’s buoyant home dressing room and Thomas Frank was delivering a rousing speech.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Bouncy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouncy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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