pliable
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Thaw the pastry according to the package directions — ideally in the refrigerator, where it can become pliable without turning warm or sticky — and unfold it gently.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
This paradox raised a fundamental question: how can the planet's solid center appear firm yet strangely pliable?
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
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
I grew tougher, my older limbs less pliable, my shadow longer.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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