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as in dexterously
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as in agilely
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Recent Examples of nimbly
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan think tank, has advocated for something similar, recently proposing a plan that would allow the government to nimbly navigate its stressed budget the next time the economy enters a downturn.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Green’s guitar whirls nimbly underneath the words, while an effect like a muted choir loops in the background.
—Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Their heads are bowed, their fingers nimbly working gargantuan pale orbs of mochi.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
This can also include dropping existing business services when necessary, while nimbly growing new service lines.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Here, the design team nimbly avoids the tropes and manages to create a strong sense of place while keeping the design modern and elegant.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
This can be done nimbly, and need not slow a sometimes-sclerotic process.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
In June, Figure AI, a humanoid-robotics startup, released a sixty-minute video of its prototype humanoid nimbly sorting variously sized parcels, the kind of work that’s easy for humans but challenging for machines.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Green’s guitar whirls nimbly underneath the words, while an effect like a muted choir loops in the background.
—Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
Their heads are bowed, their fingers nimbly working gargantuan pale orbs of mochi.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
This can also include dropping existing business services when necessary, while nimbly growing new service lines.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Here, the design team nimbly avoids the tropes and manages to create a strong sense of place while keeping the design modern and elegant.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
This can be done nimbly, and need not slow a sometimes-sclerotic process.
—Terri Gerstein, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
In June, Figure AI, a humanoid-robotics startup, released a sixty-minute video of its prototype humanoid nimbly sorting variously sized parcels, the kind of work that’s easy for humans but challenging for machines.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nimbly
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Yet Göring dominates the movie thanks to Russell Crowe’s performance, somehow both indulgently big and dexterously subtle.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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Witnesses described the shark as looking healthy, moving agilely and visibly feeding.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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On the top floor, the suites can be cleverly combined to form a sprawling, seven-bedroom penthouse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Park characteristically ignores her connection attempt, but Ashley cleverly earns her warmth and attention by saying that Austin is half-Korean.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Minoungou finished neatly beyond Switchbacks keeper Christian Herrera to take a 2-1 lead.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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The tools all fold neatly into a plastic container, making storage a breeze.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fresh flowers burst explosively out of each cake, swinging jauntily over stacks of vanilla sponges and creamy frostings.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Methanol is a chemical with diverse uses and can be burned cleanly, producing no smoke.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic has a habit of using dramatic, alarming-sounding language that can be tough to interrogate cleanly, including flirting with the idea that its Claude model might be conscious.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
23 Apr. 2026
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Not exactly a breezily escapist tale of party-girl antics, this is more of a dystopian novel about the inevitable tech-apocalypse, told through the story of a family on vacation from Brooklyn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang breezily observed on a podcast last month that donating to Crockett is a waste of money.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The feat was the culmination of a shift—or, perhaps more aptly, a total disruption—in marathoning over the past few years, in which the eventual breaking of the mythical two-hour mark went from an impossibility to a guarantee.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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The lambs, partially of the Finnsheep breed, known for higher birth rates, have been aptly named one through six in Finnish, a nod to the origins of their mother's name.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Nimbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nimbly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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