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as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
fairies are usually depicted as wearing gossamer or tattered clothing
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as in fluffy
resembling air in lightness
the gossamer veil seemed to float about the bride as she walked down the aisle
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as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through
didn't see the gossamer spider webs until the sun hit them just right
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as in froth
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Recent Examples of gossamer
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
Adam Roy, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
Her gossamer voice works wonders over the next few songs as Twigs pulls listeners in with her.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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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
Mountain Hardwear’s Ghost Whisperer pants keep weight down with 800-fill down and gossamer ripstop construction; a men’s medium weighs in at 9.6 ounces, but still features two side pockets and ankle zips to make getting them on and off easy despite the trim cut.
—Adam Roy, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2025
Her gossamer voice works wonders over the next few songs as Twigs pulls listeners in with her.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossamer
Adjective
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Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons.—
Gary Kamiya,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2022
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Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair.—
Matthew Bourbon,
Dallas News,
22 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Tumble dry on low with dryer balls to keep the fill fluffy and even.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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To use, swirl a fluffy brush (Westman Atelier’s Powder Brush II is an excellent example of this) into the pigment, and be sure to dust off the excess powder.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This semi sheer curtain panel is an ideal solution for anyone who’s looking to filter in light without sacrificing privacy.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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The film captures the sheer physical toll of the journey, with men battling not just the elements but each other, as fear and desperation set in.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For the most part, his choices will make most golf fans' mouths froth.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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First and most obviously, that the 30-year-old Illinois native has accomplished quite a lot since emerging from the froth of internet buzz over the last five years.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But this Dumbo is as flimsy and devoid of emotion as a circus act, relying too heavily on the CGI elephant to generate any real flights of fantasy.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some are cheap, flimsy and ugly, while others are expensive, sturdy and elegant.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Share real patient success stories, be transparent about treatments and educate without the hard sell.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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This does not mean Android is shedding its open source roots, but the process won't be as transparent.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Rivals Sports Bar will be selling Blue Velvet Whoopie Pies, and the description of the dessert is simply this: Blue velvet cakes and vanilla fluff.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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What resonates in my videos is the simplicity—three clear points, no fluff, and a focus on exactly the words to use.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But, taking these study findings from here all the way down the drug development pipeline to where there’s a safe and effective new drug on the market is expected to take a long time and a not insubstantial amount of money.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Gossamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossamer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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