as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
The typical general-election voter is a spry 52, but in primary elections, which decide the majority of political contests, that number rises to 59.
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Devers certainly looked spry while running top speed down the first-base line on Tuesday to beat out an infield dribbler.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Bored with his tedious job, flattened by a wife (Phoebe Cates) who has cavalierly deserted him, the spry little guy is feeling the punches.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Two days off between games left James looking spry, with lob dunks and dunks on the fast break contributing to his 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Devers certainly looked spry while running top speed down the first-base line on Tuesday to beat out an infield dribbler.
—Shayna Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Bored with his tedious job, flattened by a wife (Phoebe Cates) who has cavalierly deserted him, the spry little guy is feeling the punches.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Two days off between games left James looking spry, with lob dunks and dunks on the fast break contributing to his 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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What strikes him about the style is that nothing feels out of place—every column, window, and detail is part of a graceful whole.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2026
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There is nothing more graceful than a heron in motion.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Trying to run a high-performance, agile organization on an OS built for a pre-autonomous world leads to systemic crashes.—
Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Cultural divides between large hierarchical corporations and small, agile start-ups are the rule, not the exception.—
Serguei Netessine,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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