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dexterity

[dek-ster-i-tee] / dɛkˈstɛr ɪ ti /


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“Ready or Not 2” and “They Will Kill You” supply their characters with almost inhuman agency and dexterity because they reflect a moment when the viewer desperately wishes they could have those things, too.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

She believes that “high-skilled work” that requires the “motion and dexterity of our hands” is still essential for the likes of construction workers, electricians and child-care workers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

It shows dozens of robots performing incredible feats of dexterity and coordination at speeds rivaling those of humans.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But there’s something about looking at a Jacob Lawrence painting that offers me the biggest inspiration in terms of the dexterity and freedom and elasticity of Black bodies in space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Each time, Bear, with great dexterity, seemed to offer him the mazer, but at the last moment, tossed it high.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi