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as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
the wooden strips become more pliable if they are first soaked in water
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as in adjustable
capable of being readily changed
with such iffy weather, we had to keep our vacation schedule fairly pliable
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Recent Examples of pliable
Most of all, don’t forget to ask yourself if the blanket is soft and pliable for ease of draping and functional use.
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
But despite its arresting looks and unique pliable body, the screen is far from a gimmick with real performance specs to back up its stylish looks.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Prune off brittle brown stems, but leave anything pliable in place for several weeks in case new growth appears.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Store with wax paper: Even when cooled, these cookies remain a little soft and pliable.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
But despite its arresting looks and unique pliable body, the screen is far from a gimmick with real performance specs to back up its stylish looks.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Prune off brittle brown stems, but leave anything pliable in place for several weeks in case new growth appears.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Store with wax paper: Even when cooled, these cookies remain a little soft and pliable.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pliable
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Virtual assistance work Virtual assistance is a flexible side hustle that involves providing services like email management, social media support, bookkeeping, and scheduling for busy professionals and businesses.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Dogsled organizers and participants will need to continue to be flexible, but there is still a future for racing, Freking said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Nearly every restaurant relied on these adaptable sources of light—especially for use in DIY dining sheds where electrical wiring was a no-no.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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White floral notes are endlessly adaptable, but perfumer Cécile Matton went the warm route by adding cashmeran, sandalwood, and Madagascan vanilla at the base.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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There was also a second cleaner, who swept away the plastic bottles, wrappers, empty juice containers, plates of food, and other garbage that the passengers tossed on the floor.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Beyond this study, previous research has found miniscule plastic particles in every single type of human tissue tested, with other papers linking these microplastics to everything from brain inflammation to low male fertility.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Pliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pliable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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