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also light-foot
as in graceful
moving easily
the light-footed cat crept silently through the house
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Recent Examples of light-footed
Photo: Everett Collection The platonic ideal that all light-footed spy movies aspire to emulate, Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest gave him his biggest canvas yet to explore the theme of an innocent man attempting to outrun wrongful accusations and sinister forces.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, commentators often portrayed the governments of such states as lethargic bureaucracies outwitted by light-footed rebels.
—Thomas Hegghammer, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
At San Dieguito, that builds space for wildlife such as the light-footed Ridgway’s rail and least Bell’s vireo, two native California birds listed by the federal government as in danger of extinction.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
The project is expected to provide habitat for two endangered birds, the least Bell’s vireo and light-footed ridgeway’s rail, and offer animals access to conserved land areas for mammals such as the American badger, mountain lion, coyote, bobcat, mule deer and gray fox.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
In the summer, people in Maine are barefooted, light-footed, and surefooted.
—Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
Watching a 300- or 400-pound bear execute a light-footed cousin to a tour jeté snaps your head around.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, commentators often portrayed the governments of such states as lethargic bureaucracies outwitted by light-footed rebels.
—Thomas Hegghammer, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
At San Dieguito, that builds space for wildlife such as the light-footed Ridgway’s rail and least Bell’s vireo, two native California birds listed by the federal government as in danger of extinction.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2024
The project is expected to provide habitat for two endangered birds, the least Bell’s vireo and light-footed ridgeway’s rail, and offer animals access to conserved land areas for mammals such as the American badger, mountain lion, coyote, bobcat, mule deer and gray fox.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
In the summer, people in Maine are barefooted, light-footed, and surefooted.
—Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2023
Watching a 300- or 400-pound bear execute a light-footed cousin to a tour jeté snaps your head around.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-footed
Adjective
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For six seasons, viewers knew Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson, Randall’s (Sterling K. Brown) intelligent, unflappable and graceful wife.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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The result is a flattened film that, in the process of trying to capture the suppression and restraint of something graceful and unspoken, flattens it in the process too.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, the company has implemented DataOps principles to create more agile data pipelines, which can result in faster data delivery and increased responsiveness to changing business needs.—
Robert Kramer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Of course, some babies are very agile and will attempt to climb out sooner—at which point they should be moved to a bed.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is when peak northern lights activity will occur Another strong geomagnetic storm in November made the auroras visible even in light-polluted cities like New York City.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Dark brown sugar contains more molasses than its light brown counterpart.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Light-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-footed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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