pliant
Example Sentences
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His death—of natural causes—brought to an end a 36-year period in which a prone and pliant Spain submitted to his authoritarian rule.
It’s pliant but still has a little chew, and it behaves beautifully whether you cook it on the stove or leave it to swell overnight in milk.
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Surely a pliant Congress couldn’t simply hand over core powers—like the power to declare war—to the executive, he said.
In the face of a passive Republican Congress and a pliant Supreme Court, such a turn of events could prove disastrous.
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His pliant nature makes him a bullying magnet, including by Rain’s friends.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
