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noun

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Recent Examples of gossamer
Adjective
Both would be coated with a gossamer-thin layer of gold for reflectivity and bathed in faint laser beams to detect their oscillations—and thus their temperature. Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2019 But his most impressive skill is the ancient art of gilding, using gossamer sheets of gold leaf just .12 microns thick to add a brilliant metallic effect to lettering. Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019
Noun
The visuals are soft and cloudy, as if blanketed by a gossamer veil, and movement between scenes possess a feathery quality (editing is by Garret Elkins). Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter’s frilly pale pink confection from Alexander McQueen featured ruched detailing, silver embroidery and a long gossamer train. Violet Goldstone, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gossamer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossamer
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Yield: 1 dozen These better-than-the-bakery blackberry muffins are extra fluffy and tender thanks to one of our favorite Southern baking staples: buttermilk.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
  • Squeak has now physically recovered, with a cute fluffy bobcat like tail.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nevertheless, the analysts flagged the sheer volume and tone of the content as a genuine officer safety concern.
    Dell Cameron, Wired News, 13 June 2025
  • The difference, however, was in the sheer volume of players who left on a temporary basis.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Let the froth sit for at least 20 minutes to fully dissolve.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 June 2025
  • Some years at Cannes, the Med’s most effervescent seasonal kickoff, the bubbles and spice of the social froth provide the jollity.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Eager to serve his premise regarding Dylan’s Jewishness, Freedman sometimes turns it into a flimsy fallback device.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
  • Boasberg’s new 69-page ruling said the men had been denied that right and were deported based on allegedly flimsy or nonexistent gang ties, in the eyes of the judge.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Chinese moves are transparent and suppliers to China know that China’s serious long-term goal is their own marginalization.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • Save a transparent sticker of your shareable stats to your camera roll.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Banana pudding fluff and traditional banana pudding have a lot in common: plenty of banana flavor and banana slices to bite into, nilla wafers that soften in the custard, and creamy vanilla-scented pudding.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
  • There’s no fragrance, no marketing fluff—just a methodical return to equilibrium.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • The film and television tax credit may seem slightly insubstantial when compared with the state of the world right now, Rhine advised in a session largely focused on messaging.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • Trump and Musk are truly onions made of glass: shiny orbs of one insubstantial layer over another, with nothing in the center, liable to be shattered under the slightest pressure.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Gossamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossamer. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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