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Recent Examples of lighter-than-air
Flavors of coffee and caramel permeate this rich yet lighter-than-air double chocolate cream.
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Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
From 1921 to 1935, five lighter-than-air giants sailed the skies and then suffered catastrophic structural failures or were scrapped.
—Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The lighter-than-air craft then edges toward the road and strikes the power line, causing several electrical sparks to fly.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
Green infrastructure development: My focus will be on fostering business-friendly green infrastructure, including sustainable communities and eco-friendly transportation like lighter-than-air technologies, rail and e-bikes to minimize carbon emissions.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
But the future of this critical, lighter-than-air element is certainly in flux, Saha said, and the medical world is watching closely.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
While there are a few lighter-than-air contenders, all eyes are on LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1, which will begin test flights this year.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
Advertisement Now, using data from the satellite data company BlackSky, researchers have confirmed that China is fielding lighter-than-air vehicles at the facility.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
From 1921 to 1935, five lighter-than-air giants sailed the skies and then suffered catastrophic structural failures or were scrapped.
—Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The lighter-than-air craft then edges toward the road and strikes the power line, causing several electrical sparks to fly.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2024
Green infrastructure development: My focus will be on fostering business-friendly green infrastructure, including sustainable communities and eco-friendly transportation like lighter-than-air technologies, rail and e-bikes to minimize carbon emissions.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
But the future of this critical, lighter-than-air element is certainly in flux, Saha said, and the medical world is watching closely.
—Caroline Hopkins, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
While there are a few lighter-than-air contenders, all eyes are on LTA Research’s Pathfinder 1, which will begin test flights this year.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2023
Advertisement Now, using data from the satellite data company BlackSky, researchers have confirmed that China is fielding lighter-than-air vehicles at the facility.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 1 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lighter-than-air
Adjective
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The oil-free, weightless formula preps your lips so that lipstick glides on like butter—and, more importantly, stays put.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Beiges, browns, putties, and grays aren’t neutral in Morandi; there’s always some fire or weightless motion to them.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Do yourself a favor and add a lightweight cordless vacuum to your cleaning arsenal.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Lastly, for on-the-go music, the JBL Clip 4, now 33% off, is waterproof, lightweight, and loud enough for any adventure.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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Wrought from a bevy of synths and pedals manipulated live in her London studio and mastered by Telefon Tel Aviv, Whatever the Weather II presents a song cycle themed around different temperatures, smudging tactile and vaporous sounds into an alluring collage.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Japanese singer, songwriter, and composer splotches ethereal electronics and vaporous keys across Luminescent Creatures, drawing the listener into minimal compositions with a voice attuned to every inch of space in the recording and when to leave it eerily unfilled.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a very good role-playing game and one that not only is a proud addition to the Xeno series but also adds another great game to the library of the already buoyant Switch.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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All the actors are on the same page, equally at home with Chekhov’s realism and buoyant theatricality.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Salads Salads don’t have to feel flimsy or unsubstantial.—
Katie Workman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2023
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From a personal finance perspective, people with extra cash should feel free to put an unsubstantial portion of their wealth into high-risk, high-volatility assets like crypto or meme stocks or even Super Bowl bets (thanks for the two-touchdown performance, Cooper Kupp).—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
14 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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Its inspirations are rooted in Me Too and its focus falls squarely on one difficult, flawed character’s rarefied existence, but its depiction of a life coming unmoored is haunting in ways that stretch beyond its origins.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Only a rarefied few have won multiple times over the years.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The collection, fusing exaggerated silhouettes and structured romanticism with a touch of Moroccan-esque opulence — opens with diaphanous pieces in soft creams and peaches that diffuse light and create fluid movement.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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If Zendaya-as-Felicia wants to feel more the fantasy beyond the swamp, there’s always the brocade and silks of Rodarte and the diaphanous, gathered cream layered gowns of Jonathan Simkhai, wispy Ann Demeulemeester dresses and suits, and Molly Goddard’s tulle creations.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 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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“Lighter-than-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lighter-than-air. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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