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as in feathery
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as in stringy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispy
Adjective
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This internet phenomenon puts these feathery creatures in the spotlight, which ultimately aids awareness, said Matt Williams, director of conservation with the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy.—
Megan Marples,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023 -
Remove the feathery cones that line the inside of the body.—
Nereya Otieno,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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After all, full and healthy hair ends (at any length) look far better than long, stringy, split strands.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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White-rot fungi release aggressive enzymes that bust apart lignin to get at the other bits, leaving behind white, stringy wood that’s mostly cellulose.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Pamela Anderson put on a diaphanous display at Chanel‘s spring 2025 couture fashion show in Paris on Tuesday.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, it was strangely decorated with long downy feathers—making the newborn bird look like a dangerous caterpillar.—
ByErik Stokstad,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Its large, wall-size windows, their casements painted a downy shade of white, look out across Bedford Street onto a row of old and characterful brownstones, including number 75½, whose façade, at nine and a half feet across, is allegedly the city’s narrowest (and therefore most charming).—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tomatoes stressed by lack of sunlight have spindly, weak stems and minimal fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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Grand Tours cater to spindly, ultralight cyclists who can ascend 3,000-foot mountain passes for days on end.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kerry Washington Kerry Washington looked chic in a baby pink ensemble that played to our love of textures, pairing a high-neck, lace top with a gauzy skirt embellished with pink pearls over a shiny skirt.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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There’s a nostalgic maximalism to its designs, which are usually gauzy pastel pinks, blues, and whites; covered in ditsy prints like rosebuds, daisies, and strawberries; and detailed with flourishes like ruffles and bows.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Cops recovered video of the lanky, mustachioed suspect following one of the attacks.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The physical comedy is top-tier — especially when Cumming leans into his lanky goofiness and Hodgson exaggerates Montagu's buffoonish nature.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Wispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispy. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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