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pliable

[plahy-uh-buhl] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl /


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And there are darker sides to being viral: Some users on social media talked about microwaving NeeDohs to make them more pliable.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

It’s pliable enough to reshape for months, but firm enough not to melt or crack under studio lights.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 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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