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as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar
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as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through
those filmy curtains don't block out enough light
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Recent Examples of filmy
The soap combines with the minerals in the water to leave a filmy residue on your hands.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Kendall Jenner was also seen post-Met Gala wearing a white winged corset with filmy high-low skirt and white sandals.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
Out sprawled a wild sea of glass eyes, silver spurs and mystery elixirs locked into filmy jars.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
Kendall Jenner was also seen post-Met Gala wearing a white winged corset with filmy high-low skirt and white sandals.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmy
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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
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Secrets of the Thrift Kidney's strategy centers on knowledge, patience, and sheer time investment.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The singer swapped her mini dress for a less structured, strapless black dress with a sheer overlay on her shoulder, while Stokes matched in her a black button down shirt and matching pants worn with an open cream-colored blazer.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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While deal flow is improving, organizations are unlikely to see the ultra-competitive offers that characterized the frothy years of 2021-2022.—
Matt Brubaker,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In one image, the prey can be seen thrashing around in frothy water, tinged red by blood, as seabirds flew in for a piece of the action.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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No matter how meticulous evidence is gathered, its value can diminish without transparent, comprehensive reporting.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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There is a critical opportunity for brands to lead the charge in redefining value—not by focusing on price tags, but by investing in ethical production, sustainable materials and transparent supply chains.—
Lauren Parker,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
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No matter how far-fetched the premise or gossamer-thin the story, the musical invites (compels) us to go along with its essential surrealism, to travel to that dream space where everyday life suddenly moves and sounds deliriously out of this world.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
7 May 2020
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
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But, never one to be bothered by what’s supposedly in or out, Bella Hadid is keeping the diaphanous look afloat, even in its downward trajectory.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s negotiators claimed success in getting the Taliban to agree to break ties with al-Qaida, but Curtis calls it a flimsy pledge with weak and meaningless language.—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Then, in 1911, the relatively new state of Italy, using the flimsiest of excuses, invaded what later became Libya.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some keep the ad translucent and restrict how much of a screen is devoted to it.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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Among the booths selling keychains, ceramics, and handbags, there was a wall display of handmade contemporary postcards with translucent slide-film photographs of local scenes embedded in the card stock.—
Bonnie Tsui,
AFAR Media,
6 May 2025
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“Filmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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