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dexterity

[dek-ster-i-tee] / dɛkˈstɛr ɪ ti /


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Some scientists believe this could eventually lead to more expressive digital instruments, smarter training tools, and even rehabilitation systems that use musical movement to improve dexterity and coordination.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

I was humbled by what I thought would be a compliment about my surgical knowledge and dexterity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“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

New research published Thursday in the journal Science details how the whiskers that cover an elephant's trunk have unique properties that lend the largest land mammals remarkable dexterity.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

It wasn’t just the understanding of machinery, it was the dexterity, the talent within his fingers themselves, as if they automatically knew what to do.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick




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