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pliable

[plahy-uh-buhl] / ˈplaɪ ə bəl /


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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

That pliable framework creates uncertainty that chills classroom discourse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 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

Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

My good fortune, the fortune that saved my life, was that he was not only a young adult but a pliable young adult, an omega animal.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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