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Recent Examples of sure-handed
The battle also includes the uber-versatile Oswaldo Cabrera and the sure-handed but light-hitting Oswald Peraza.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Plus, the typically sure-handed Braden Smith hasn’t exactly been Mr. Reliable lately; he’s had back-to-back six-turnover games, which was key to Indiana’s transition offense on Sunday, and has scored only single digits in three of Purdue’s past five games.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The sure-handed infielder hit .337 and racked up a career-high 3.1 WAR despite playing just 85 games.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Both mayors were known for their sure-handed steering through those difficult times, a no-nonsense, nonideological leadership style — and their wealth.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Greg Gumbel, the sure-handed CBS sportscaster whose 50-year-plus career included hosting the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and The NFL Today and handling play-by-play for a pair of Super Bowls, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
While Doubs has proven to be a sure-handed receiver, the same confidence can’t quite be expressed about Lloyd’s ball security.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
The two-time national champion at Georgia was emerging as Herbert’s sure-handed short- and intermediate-route target, especially on third downs.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Usually, in the last inning, he would be replaced afield by the youthful, sure-handed Dave Stapleton, but not today.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Plus, the typically sure-handed Braden Smith hasn’t exactly been Mr. Reliable lately; he’s had back-to-back six-turnover games, which was key to Indiana’s transition offense on Sunday, and has scored only single digits in three of Purdue’s past five games.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
The sure-handed infielder hit .337 and racked up a career-high 3.1 WAR despite playing just 85 games.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Both mayors were known for their sure-handed steering through those difficult times, a no-nonsense, nonideological leadership style — and their wealth.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Greg Gumbel, the sure-handed CBS sportscaster whose 50-year-plus career included hosting the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and The NFL Today and handling play-by-play for a pair of Super Bowls, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
While Doubs has proven to be a sure-handed receiver, the same confidence can’t quite be expressed about Lloyd’s ball security.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
The two-time national champion at Georgia was emerging as Herbert’s sure-handed short- and intermediate-route target, especially on third downs.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Usually, in the last inning, he would be replaced afield by the youthful, sure-handed Dave Stapleton, but not today.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sure-handed
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If Trump and his team can practice it, flexible diplomacy—the deft management of constant tensions and rolling conflicts—could pay big dividends.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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McPherson has a deft touch with the material, lightly capturing the fierce idealism of Doctor Astrov’s (a riveting John Benjamin Hickey) battle to save the forests and the woozy intoxication of Sonya’s (Melanie Field) crush.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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SpaceX is the implied template: Musk will advocate for privatizing the government, outsourcing the affairs of state to nimble entrepreneurs and adroit technologists.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2024
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Naturally, Moore is formidable, acing an English accent and exhibiting an adroit sense of comic timing.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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In short, reviewing medical records and bills is a time-consuming, high-pressure task at which legal professionals are not adept.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Companies often assume that older workers are less adept at adapting to new technologies.—
Mona Mourshed,
Harvard Business Review,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His non-fiction book The Onion Field, published in 1973, would stand as, arguably, his literary masterpiece, a skillful telling of the true tale of a 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers and the brutal murder of one of them.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman tamped down all of his gritty charm to embody a squirrely surveillance expert, again showcasing a skillful adaptability early in his career.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Then there was her dexterous ability at playing two pianos at once.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
20 Feb. 2025
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Moving safely from the clouds to this perch required a steep angle, a dexterous pilot, and passengers more afraid of missing the film festival than of death upon impact.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For highly skilled job seekers, the choice is obvious.—
Sarah Elk,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Truly skilled, effective coaches don’t need to call their players names and berate them for messing up and know that doing so makes players afraid to take risks and be creative, critical parts of being a great soccer player.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 34% of eighth-grade students and 24% of twelfth-grade students are proficient in math, an essential engineering skill.—
Thomas Bostick,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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This company is specifically staffed with writers who are proficient in STEM and Ph.D.-level work.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her 36-piece against Duke earlier this month was masterful.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Although his counting stats faded in 2024, Sims was still masterful at limiting weak contact with his sweeper-heavy repertoire.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Sure-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sure-handed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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