malleable
Example Sentences
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Infant words whose meanings are still malleable pose little problem for the dictionary’s online database, since they can be updated whenever required.
But they’re also malleable; there’s no telling what might affect them, or what a child might carry with them throughout their life.
From Salon
By reframing age as something malleable, these tests motivate healthier choices.
The layered effect is magical—as if the vessel were malleable, atmospheric, and the figures were frolicking within its translucent skin.
Still, the point is made: Truth is a malleable thing, prone to erasure and distortion, yet we need it more than ever.
From Los Angeles Times
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