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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
Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
Skinner toes a gossamer line of attempting to understand the root of Roger’s pain, but stops short of rubber-stamping his bigotry and entitlement.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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
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Adjective
Thanks to featherweight nylon ripstop, gossamer polyester mesh, and minimalistic DAC poles, the Tiger Wall 2 Platinum clocks in with a sub-two-pound minimum trail weight.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 27 June 2025
Skinner toes a gossamer line of attempting to understand the root of Roger’s pain, but stops short of rubber-stamping his bigotry and entitlement.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossamer
Adjective
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The smocked bodice hugs just right without feeling tight, and the gauzy cotton moves beautifully—light and breathable enough for even the stickiest summer days.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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The post was accompanied by a new video for the song, in which Cyrus wears a gauzy white headdress and matching diaphanous, flowing gown, as well as a black dress matched with a sparkling black mask.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kelp towers above me, collared with fluffy crimson algae.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s also the Women’s Sunday Plush Slide, priced at $70, which is an indoor open-toe shoe going for a fun, fluffy yet chic vibe.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The sheer expanse of places to see in Japan is astounding.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sources of succor and disquiet—currents which Winter has ridden in life and art—each female elder is a maternal presence who offers complementary textures to the tapestry Winter has woven from threads of experience and sheer imagination.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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At the time, the PTC was in full froth against CBS having a William Shatner sitcom titled $#*!—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Some skimming of the froth would not be unhealthy, though the question is whether the market got wound tightly enough that a hiccup in the high-momentum groups convulses the rest of the market too.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But it’s being abused, and the guardrails are flimsy at best.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Chargers are a flimsy fence in that phase.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tensions are brewing between Grapevine officials and the Grapevine-Colleyville school district over possible campus closures and whether the district is being transparent about its financial picture.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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My mission since then has been to inform, engage and empower voters to bring more accountable, transparent, responsive, efficient and effective government.—
Miami Herald Staff,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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There is only so much fluff and so much that can be talked about.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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That’s a lot of weight for something stuffed with fluff.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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Republican lawmakers and state attorneys general have challenged the basis of those recommendations, arguing that the evidence used to support them is insubstantial.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Vague green claims won’t cut it anymore, as evidenced by a 2020 study from the European Commission, which found over half of environmental claims were insubstantial, misleading or unfounded.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Gossamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossamer. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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