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pliable

[plahy-uh-buhl] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl /


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The sculpture’s curved, draping form looks both stiff and pliable, cartoonish and menacing.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

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

From Science Daily Dec. 10, 2025

A standard burger took ten seconds; the Snack Wrap required nearly a minute, with a 20-second steam step just to make the tortilla pliable.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2025

Unlike eye surgery, which is common, operations aren’t often performed on the pliable bones and hair cell receptors of the middle ear, the source of natural hearing.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2024

My good fortune, the fortune that saved my life, was that he was not only a young adult but a pliable young adult, an omega animal.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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