as in flexible
able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted
after being dipped in liquid nitrogen, the rubber ball's normally resilient surface is as brittle as ceramic
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Recent Examples of resilient
Tennessee's housing market remains resilient with increasing median sales prices, but the pace has cooled.
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Jennifer Horton, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
The synthetic polymers are light and inexpensive, moldable and waterproof, stretchy and resilient.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
Healthy and resilient coral reefs protect against extreme weather, loss of property and coastal flooding.
—Rafe Pomerance, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2025
The capital is more sophisticated, the stakeholders are more educated and the businesses are becoming more resilient.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Jennifer Horton, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
The synthetic polymers are light and inexpensive, moldable and waterproof, stretchy and resilient.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
Healthy and resilient coral reefs protect against extreme weather, loss of property and coastal flooding.
—Rafe Pomerance, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2025
The capital is more sophisticated, the stakeholders are more educated and the businesses are becoming more resilient.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resilient
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This variety pack of bandages covers every kind of small injury—a total of 280 sheer and clear flexible adhesive bandages in five different sizes and shapes, for small wounds, burns, or even shoe chafing.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2025
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Bill Smith, founder and CEO of grantee Inseparable, said flexible funding allows nonprofits to adapt to a volatile policy climate.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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According to our expert, washing denim too often breaks down the fibers more quickly and that is especially true if the jeans have any stretch fibers in them, which many of them do.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Sometimes, that means staying and reshaping the role, like carving out a stretch assignment to reignite your learning.—
Daisy Auger-Domínguez,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The bash was aimed at reducing the huge amount of plastic garbage in the oceans.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Use your finger to monitor the moisture • Plant roots cook in black plastic nursery pots this time of year.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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“Resilient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resilient. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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