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pliable

[plahy-uh-buhl] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl /


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Unlike the soft, pliable versions of the Christ child in his early Madonnas, this is a monumental, muscular putto, using his strength to hold that garland aloft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

This paradox raised a fundamental question: how can the planet's solid center appear firm yet strangely pliable?

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

If you can square those actions with Hernández’s pardon and not throw your back out in the process you’re either more pliable than most or willfully obtuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025

UCLA’s defense was too pliable in allowing the Illini to shoot 50.9% on the way to ending the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025

I grew tougher, my older limbs less pliable, my shadow longer.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate




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