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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

It features chorus lines of robots performing feats of dexterity and coordination—kung fu, back flips, and, yes, swordplay—at speeds rivaling humans.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

But what sort of trap have they laid that requires such dexterity?

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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