1
as in agile
moving easily
the graceful ballerina effortlessly leapt across the stage
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as in elegant
having or showing elegance
sat down in the old plantation home's very graceful parlor
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Recent Examples of graceful
The new Beoplay Eleven are chic in a way that headphones rarely are, thanks to graceful shape, smooth body, and jeweled touchpads.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
It’s also called graceful degradation and can be thought of as a tolerance to faults or faulting.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But when the manta rays call comes in, its time to observe the graceful sea creatures in their natural habitat.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Peace lilies represent serenity and renewal, with their graceful white flowers and elegant foliage.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
It’s also called graceful degradation and can be thought of as a tolerance to faults or faulting.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But when the manta rays call comes in, its time to observe the graceful sea creatures in their natural habitat.
—Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Peace lilies represent serenity and renewal, with their graceful white flowers and elegant foliage.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graceful
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Be Prepared to Close Quickly This could put you ahead of other, higher bidders who aren’t as agile.—
Berit Thorkelson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Apr. 2025
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But everything in the Doom Slayer’s arsenal, ranging from shotguns to plasma rifles, is already wildly effective on their own, even when dealing with more agile or armored enemies.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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Many reviews praised Fitzgerald’s elegant prose but dismissed the book’s literary significance.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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This was the puzzle: The Torch and the Treasure A Bridge Puzzle of Strategy, Speed... and Stolen Gold Five daring fantasy thieves—a nimble Elf, a sneaky Goblin, a fleet-footed Satyr, a gruff Dwarf, and a hulking Troll—have just pulled off the heist of the century.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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If fully healthy, Simmons has the body control and nimble feet to be a starting blindside tackle in the NFL.—
Nate Taylor,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Startlingly handsome with hair like a lion, but in an existential way; a chain-smoking character actor.—
Kaleb Horton,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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Comments The handsome, prickly, and soulful Val Kilmer died from pneumonia on Tuesday after an 11-year struggle with throat cancer.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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And written by two of the finest Canadian imports in the TV game: Justified creator Graham Yost and Moira Walley-Beckett, who wrote the Breaking Bad installment Rolling Stone once dubbed the best episode in television history.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Far from looking majestic like the riverboat or an oasis of nature like Tom Sawyer Island, the video showed a ride vehicle resembling an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) racing around a dusty dirt track.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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So tell your friends to transform their bedsheets into truly majestic togas.—
Maggie Griswold,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2025
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Hawkins misplaced horns and spikes, and some of his robust four-legged dinosaurs were actually gracile bipeds.—
Yannic Rack,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Aug. 2023
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More generally, humans as a whole have become more gracile over the last 10,000 years.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
26 Mar. 2012
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My path to Atkins protein purity — and a new, lithe body — was frequently sabotaged by my growing addiction to sugary cereals, weed, and booze.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
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The lithe, 6-foot sophomore out of Kansas City, Mo., misfired on 17 of his first 21 attempts from beyond the arc this season, averaging just 7.9 points per game through late December while the Rammies sputtered to a 5-5 start.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Graceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graceful. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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