pliable
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This paradox raised a fundamental question: how can the planet's solid center appear firm yet strangely pliable?
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2025
Eventually, it becomes pliable enough to pick off ground balls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 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
The higher butterfat content provides a richer flavor and creamier texture, while the slow-churned process makes the butter smoother and more pliable.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024
It’s soft and pliable inside the house, but hardens outside in the cold, so that things rattle in it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing pliable
Power Suffix: -able
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