suppleness

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Under the composer’s fingers, the opening chord progression grows with a natural and elegant suppleness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

But over the course of the first act, Daniel Schmutzhard’s direct, bright baritone sound found a suppleness that lent his Schwanda a smooth melodic line.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022

The metaphor comes from horse riding and the practice of soaking riding whips in urine to preserve their suppleness.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2022

The suppleness of these portraits yields all sorts of enriching details, many of them about Rose, the play’s unseen central character.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2021

He reveled in the strength of his legs and the stretch of his back; in the suppleness that let him turn at full speed on a single paw.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver