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

That pliable framework creates uncertainty that chills classroom discourse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

If you can square those actions with Hernández’s pardon and not throw your back out in the process you’re either more pliable than most or willfully obtuse.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 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

He spoke hurriedly, as though trying to mold a substance which was warm and pliable, but which might soon cool.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright