pliable

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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

Humans are suggestible creatures with extremely pliable memories.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 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

This one was too pliable and would not do, she realized, and dropped it on the ground.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry