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Rather than poignant goodbyes, Hearst opted for lively samba beats, leaving an indelible mark on the onlookers as she lithely pirouetted past guests carefree alongside one of Brazil’s most reputed Samba schools.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

“El Madrileño,” his acclaimed 2021 album, veers lithely between global genres — bossa nova one moment, salsa, Mexican norteña or Brazilian baile funk the next.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

To Moran’s music, each dancer first barreled through a lithely agitated solo, with wheeling and retracting arms and twitchy changes of direction.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2021

The first thing I noticed about the Curt was its lithely profile.

From The Verge • Sep. 6, 2018

“Food,” Irmgard Baty echoed, and trotted lithely into the kitchen to see.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick