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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-fingered
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 -
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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Equipped with dexterous whiskers, these pinnipeds use a suite of senses to navigate their surroundings with ease.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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Williams playing somewhere around his All-Star level would certainly help, but fates should largely fall into the dexterous hands of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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His attempt to turn the briefing into a public-relations coup—and to trade on his reputation as a deft negotiator has collapsed.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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They’re deft digital marketers who litter every video with popular hashtags.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Past week: Needing a win to guarantee the title on the final day, McTominay scored with an acrobatic volley to put Napoli ahead in the 42nd minute against Cagliari.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The lefty also tallied five hits, zero walks and 10 strikeouts — tying a season high — and one acrobatic throw that jokingly inspired comparisons to Derek Jeter.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Letz is a physically and emotionally pliant but also a verbose actor of great versatility, able to play a standard Second City dad and Chicag’ow type, but also a neurotic (lots of call for that in this show) and a dweeb and, well, whatever gets thrown his way.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Light-fingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-fingered. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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