as in graceful
moving easily
an older woman who's still surprisingly spry
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Recent Examples of spry
The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.
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CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Although mainland China lost Wahaha beverage billionaire Zong Qinghou at age 79 last year, its richest man on the 2025 Forbes Billionaires List, Zhang Yiming, was a spry 41 years of age when the ranking was published last spring.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That is until Charlie is abducted by aliens and returns spry, brimming with superpowers, including the ability to talk, and becomes an overnight sensation.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The small, spry breed just became eligible for the Westminster show this year, and Millie bested about 10 other farmdogs Tuesday afternoon to get to the evening round.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Although mainland China lost Wahaha beverage billionaire Zong Qinghou at age 79 last year, its richest man on the 2025 Forbes Billionaires List, Zhang Yiming, was a spry 41 years of age when the ranking was published last spring.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That is until Charlie is abducted by aliens and returns spry, brimming with superpowers, including the ability to talk, and becomes an overnight sensation.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spry
Adjective
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Although this year’s edition of the Oscars, which aired on ABC on March 15, was hardly in the class of the 1972 installment, there was at least one moment that recalled Johnson’s witty, graceful sendup of stars commandeering the ceremony to climb atop their soapbox.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Your graceful mindset calms tension, while a tidy workspace restores focus and keeps cooperation smooth.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Later, on the winding hills of Andalusia, the vehicle proved itself an agile grand tourer, stopping onlookers in their tracks much the way the original Testarossa still does.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
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Work is organized into agile squads.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Spry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spry. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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