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Recent Examples of rarefied
This was rarefied air for the 13th seed whose only other business end appearance in a Slam was making the 2019 French Open semifinals.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
On Thursday, the rarefied bag was sold by auction house Sotheby’s in an online sale of notable luxury fashion, including designs by Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw reached rarefied air on Wednesday night, becoming the 20th player ever to reach 3,000 strikeouts for his career.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
The governor’s announcement Thursday puts him in a position to be in rarefied air in the world of Illinois politics.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
On Thursday, the rarefied bag was sold by auction house Sotheby’s in an online sale of notable luxury fashion, including designs by Alexander McQueen and Christian Dior.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers legend Clayton Kershaw reached rarefied air on Wednesday night, becoming the 20th player ever to reach 3,000 strikeouts for his career.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
The governor’s announcement Thursday puts him in a position to be in rarefied air in the world of Illinois politics.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarefied
Adjective
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Over eons, this deeply buried and buoyant salt layer squeezed upward in other places throughout the region, warping the surface into dramatic landforms like stone arches and spires.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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But the buoyant mood was shattered as screams of fear and pain rang out when a minivan plowed into the revelers.—
Chloe Mayer
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Its antiaging benefits are bolstered by its sensorial application experience, marked by a subtle floral scent and weightless gel-like consistency.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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The shoes are essentially weightless and very breathable.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Preminger, ever the maximalist, went in the opposite direction with Sagan’s vaporous narrative.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Crafted from lightweight forged carbon, the 34 mm watch showcases a tonal color scheme of black, white, and gray that signifies clarity and intent, according to the watchmaker.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 July 2025
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Wear lightweight and breathable clothes; wear a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses outside.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The hit isn’t unsubstantial: In 2024, textile exports to the United States accounted for 10.7 percent of China’s total textile exports, valued at $14.8 billion, and 22.7 percent of China’s total apparel exports, or $36.1 billion’s worth.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet unsubstantial diet of short-form content.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The tragic Hindenburg disaster of 1937, which resulted in the death of 36 people and effectively ended passenger airship travel, cast a long-lasting shadow over lighter-than-air technology.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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That all being said, if the claims are true, the relatively cheap cost and ease of manufacture of lighter-than-air drones could dramatically increase the chances of detecting stealth aircraft in flight.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Do not those diaphanous wings impede their ability to pursue prey underwater?—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2025
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The singer signed autographs in a diaphanous black Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress, an interpretation of the opening look from spring 2025.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Although its leaves are thin, flimsy, and far from succulent, their dense growth habit does not allow water to escape through them from the soil surface.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
5 July 2025
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Some students who did go to school had to wait in the cold for 30 minutes or more for delayed buses, or walk in flimsy tennis shoes across high patches of snow and ice to get to and from school.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Rarefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarefied. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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