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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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Recent Examples of gossamer
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Which means Matheson is basing his gossamer thin argument on the easy-to-discredit notion that 2012 resembled 2025 in a commercial sense.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 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
The visuals are soft and cloudy, as if blanketed by a gossamer veil, and movement between scenes possess a feathery quality (editing is by Garret Elkins).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Which means Matheson is basing his gossamer thin argument on the easy-to-discredit notion that 2012 resembled 2025 in a commercial sense.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 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
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Kerry Washington Kerry Washington looked chic in a baby pink ensemble that played to our love of textures, pairing a high-neck, lace top with a gauzy skirt embellished with pink pearls over a shiny skirt.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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There’s a nostalgic maximalism to its designs, which are usually gauzy pastel pinks, blues, and whites; covered in ditsy prints like rosebuds, daisies, and strawberries; and detailed with flourishes like ruffles and bows.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The primary reason: big, fluffy North Atlantic cod fillets.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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The montage begins with the fluffy tabby giving birth on a couch in a Savannah's garage, before retreating to the safety of a tire with her tiny litter of two.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The look was finished with a silk tulle veil, crystal beaded Manolo Blahnik satin sandals and a pair of sheer elbow gloves.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Founder Samantha Brett emphasizes layering SPF over makeup, with formulas like their Beauty Screen Mineral Tints providing SPF50 protection in a sheer, wearable finish.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The market treating Friday’s setback as a standard seasonal shakeout for now: Overbought indexes, a bit of speculative froth and complacency about the state of the economy under tariffs set us up for a bit of a jolt, then came Friday’s tumble accompanied by a pop in the VIX above 20.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Trident is emerging from the sea in a wave of froth and foam once again with its newest supercar: the Maserati MCPURA.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Without boots on the ground, however, Western security guarantees will be as flimsy as the assurances they, and Russia, gave Ukraine in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, when Kyiv gave up its nuclear weapons.—
Peter Rutland,
The Conversation,
22 Aug. 2025
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Utopia Kitchen 4-Pack Airtight Cereal Containers Cereal bags are flimsy, prone to tearing, and don’t hold freshness well, which is why having airtight containers is a great solution.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Be transparent – be open about your financial journey by sharing your goals, celebrating your wins, and reflecting on the lessons learned along the way.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the audit, members of the news media had sent Mayor Quinton Lucas a joint letter urging the council to work collaboratively with journalists and allow greater access to transparent and accurate information.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
15 Aug. 2025
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Share Useful, Bold And Honest Content Stop publishing fluff.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Fresh snow was piled high on every surface, from spindly tree branches to gabled roofs like towers of marshmallow fluff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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 28 Aug. 2025.
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