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Adjective
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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,
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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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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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Choose from 31 colors and patterns, and enjoy the flowy material that one shopper called lightweight, comfortable, and easy to pack.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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The best dressed stars of the week were those who slipped into colorful and lightweight silhouettes that are stylishly ready for warmer weather.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At the end, after an angel in a cumulous cloud of white rescued the little prince from loneliness, the two groups paraded out again, this time the collaged suiting shed to reveal simple tweed dresses: round-necked, long-sleeved, calf-length, with a column of tiny gold buttons down the back.—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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Sting is produced by Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin via See Pictures together with Pictures in Paradise’s Chris Brown, with additional financing from create NSW, cumulous VFX and Spectrum Entertainment.—
Alex Ritman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Flavors of coffee and caramel permeate this rich yet lighter-than-air double chocolate cream.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Dec. 2024
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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
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 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
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Jackie has over 7,000 waterproof feathers on her body that help keep her dry and downy feathers that keep her warm, Steers previously said.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Pillowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillowy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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