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[nif-tee] / ˈnɪf ti /


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But there’s a big difference between some nifty new AI inventory tracking and a real, bottom-line, game-changing shift.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

What they got was a cool response from John McGinn, not just super with the ball at his feet but also pretty nifty with a microphone in front of his face.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

A batter later, the Rockies’ diving third baseman Karros made a nifty play to throw out Teoscar Hernández after he drilled a ball up the line — holding Freeman at third in the process.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

Through methods like search engine optimization and other nifty page-ranking subterfuge, this nonverified content climbs to the top of search results and people’s consciousness.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2026

Once Mom started teaching, I thought maybe we’d be able to buy new clothes, eat cafeteria lunches, and even spring for nifty extras like the class pictures the school took every year.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

This archetypal wisecrack is, after her heartfelt growl about the overmeticulous neighbor who waxes her driveway, probably the best known of Bombeck's nifties.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes the nifties come a little too fast, and Judith is, for the most part, a tedious nuisance, in spite of the obvious care lavished upon her.

From Time Magazine Archive

He looked niftier and the kind of player our guys had seen in college.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2021

About midway through the third period, Ovechkin had an even niftier assist to set up Tom Wilson for a goal that gave Washington a 3-2 lead.

From Washington Post Apr. 13, 2019

“He knows a lot, and he appreciates some of the niftier moves.”

From Washington Times Nov. 15, 2014

Saturday serial hero Captain Marvel had a niftier suit than the boxy ones Washington politicians wear.

From Slate May 16, 2011

“I never saw a niftier one on the ballfield.”

From Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour by Chadwick, Lester

Her niftiest fight sequence looks like abstract art: a stark black-and-white aerial pan of her shadow battling minions down a hallway.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2025

But Wind’s niftiest trick, honed over more than 20 years and thousands of private events, is his ability to eliminate any sense that he and his audience are locked in a contest.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2022

The niftiest device that’s discounted today is Anker’s Powercore Fusion wall charger-meets-battery pack.

From The Verge Jul. 19, 2021

The niftiest catch Martellus Bennett made was the one that didn’t count.

From Chicago Tribune Sep. 16, 2013

“Anyway, it is true, and won’t we have the niftiest time ever?”

From Bert Wilson at the Wheel by Duffield, J. W.




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