as in flexibility
the ability of something to return to its original shape after it has been stretched, pressed, bent, etc.
Rubber bands are favored for their elasticity.
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Recent Examples of elasticity
Lenti noted that after a dozen sessions, patients can see an 86% improvement in skin elasticity in the face, and in the body, two sizes can be lost after 12 sessions!
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
Borage Seed Oil boosts skin elasticity and firmness.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Certainly one result is that the university has vastly less elasticity to meet the changing landscape of federal funding than nearly any of its peers.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The director isn’t the kind to tell a one-note sci-fi story; his previous genre efforts, such as 2013’s Snowpiercer and 2017’s Okja, work well because of their elasticity, juggling the comedic with the macabre, the absurd with the serious.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
Borage Seed Oil boosts skin elasticity and firmness.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Certainly one result is that the university has vastly less elasticity to meet the changing landscape of federal funding than nearly any of its peers.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
The director isn’t the kind to tell a one-note sci-fi story; his previous genre efforts, such as 2013’s Snowpiercer and 2017’s Okja, work well because of their elasticity, juggling the comedic with the macabre, the absurd with the serious.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Elasticity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elasticity. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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