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Recent Examples of rarefied
That Nelson — who signed a hat for Schafer afterward — was the player requested by Schafer indicated the rarefied air Nelson occupies amongst the current Islanders.
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The jaw-dropping price tag marks Magritte’s entrance into the rarefied cadre of artists whose work has sold for more than $100 million at auction.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
In his 1986 work Talent, David Robbins depicted the ’80s artist as a less aloof and rarefied figure than his bohemian predecessors, with a career rather than a calling.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Linkin Park had entered rarefied air, the type of rock stratosphere that’s reserved for only a few bands per generation.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The jaw-dropping price tag marks Magritte’s entrance into the rarefied cadre of artists whose work has sold for more than $100 million at auction.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
In his 1986 work Talent, David Robbins depicted the ’80s artist as a less aloof and rarefied figure than his bohemian predecessors, with a career rather than a calling.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Linkin Park had entered rarefied air, the type of rock stratosphere that’s reserved for only a few bands per generation.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarefied
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Even with a number of hurdles to get through on the calendar between now and the end of the year — including the FOMC meeting — a strong fundamental setup, and buoyant investor optimism, has observers expecting stocks could recoup any losses, and end the year still higher from here.Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Return of Jiminy Glick At a buoyant seventy-four, Martin Short is keeping the art of the one-liner going strong.Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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The oversized cozy top compliments the flexible, weightless freedom of bike short bottoms.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
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As its creamy, lotion-like formula creates a velvety-smooth base for your makeup products, this primer minimizes dryness with coconut water, a moisturizing powerhouse that feels virtually weightless on skin.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Buildings let in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals.Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Sun in your relationship sector is forming an uncomfortable opposition to vaporous Neptune in your whimsical sign.Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
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The red, white, and black color palette is festive but more subtle than other ugly Christmas sweaters, and the knit is comfortable, lightweight, stretchy, and breathable.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Handsome, lightweight, and loaded with hrological innovation.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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As the head of a tech company, Kidman affects an office version of the high femme with diaphanous blouses and soft updos.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
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Asgard Chelsea Ankle Waterproof Rain Boots Boots can be a headache to pack, but this rubber pair is lightweight without feeling flimsy.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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For that to happen, there would have to be a song on the soundtrack worth remembering, and every number in the latest Disney sequel feels as flimsy and disposable as the last.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Rarefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarefied. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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