as in suppleness
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Noun
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The leave-in Hair Dew brings pliancy to hair, and a good pick for thirsty strands is the What the Hemp deep moisture mask, which deeply moisturizes but feels light as air.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2023 -
In surrendering to remoteness and distance—what can’t be seen or decided, whether because of memory’s pliancy or people’s opacity—the show birthed something new, or seemed to.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Quantum annealing: This term is borrowed from annealing, a process that uses heat to alter the physical or chemical properties of a metal, glass, or plastic film to increase ductility and reduce hardness.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Oct. 2024
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The first, adopted in the 1990s and still widely employed, had a good combination of strength and ductility.—
John Johnson Jr.,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Aug. 2024
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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
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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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“Pliability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pliability. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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