loose-jointed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loose-jointed
Adjective
  • The company’s Optimus, the humanoid robot regularly featured at Tesla events, has yet to show capabilities that match robots created years ago, like Boston Dynamics’s acrobatic creations or Honda’s child-size Asimo that climbed stairs, played soccer and opened bottles to serve drinks.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The sense of wonder is central to all acrobatic dunking in itself.
    Patrick Sauer, Oc Register, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.
    Forrest Brown, CNN, 21 June 2022
Adjective
  • With a pliant Congress, Trump is using his office to benefit his family’s business interests, former prosecutors and ethics lawyers say.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • For all the talk and research that has gone into exploiting graphene’s pliant properties for use in wearable and flexible electronics, most of the polymer composites it has been mixed with to date have been on the hard and inflexible side.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2016
Adjective
  • Roan often wears her hair down in soft red ringlets letting her bangs fall loose for a naturally graceful, modern look.
    Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
  • He’s built like a wrestler, but graceful, too, an experienced kickboxer with a trademark, face-smashing spinning back-kick.
    John DeVore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This was an actor with a marvelous, pliable face, not necessarily movie-star handsome but made up of bits and pieces of star quality: the cleft chin, the ready smile, the slightly doughy nose that somehow made his face look comically regal.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Flint The cellulose also underpins a more versatile, pliable battery structure, allowing Flint to make batteries in different forms.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • All three styles are unlined and fabricated from supple calf leather, suede, or a glossy, shiny coated sheepskin leather.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Beyond belts, Hanks’ Powell Bison Bifold wallet, made from soft, supple bison leather and heavy-duty thread, features eight card slots, two hidden pockets, a flip-up ID window and a spacious cash compartment—perfect for keeping everything organized.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It must be integrated into a broader cyber resilience strategy—one that ensures organizations remain agile and adaptive in an increasingly complex threat landscape.
    David Redekop, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Standing at 4 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 196 pounds, this agile robot can reach a top speed of 5.6 mph (approximately 8.2 feet per second).
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These include widespread access to affordable childcare, generous parental leave shared between both parents, and flexible work arrangements.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Be flexible with plans: Be patient and accept that last-minute cancellations may happen due to unpredictable flare-ups.
    Robert Burakoff, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Loose-jointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loose-jointed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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