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Recent Examples of finespun Everlasting, Andrea Silva’s debut album as Loyal Lobos, was full of finespun reveries that established her as an introspective singer-songwriter and guitarist, constantly bridging bicultural worlds through her music. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2023 Here comes the bass, offering a futuristic contrast to the singer’s finespun melodies — which tend to be sung in Spanish and forged in various folk traditions. Chris Richards, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Lekman’s career is built around weaving hazy bits of looped sound, often plucked from obscure dollar-bin LPs, with exquisitely finespun melodies. Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022 At the Kennedy Center’s Opera House on Saturday, Washington National Opera’s Russell Thomas burst onto the stage, brandishing a red flag, and sang it in tones of finespun gold. Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2019 All the distant hills’ grasses were finespun metal which the wind laid down. Sari Botton, Longreads, 17 Aug. 2017 All the distant hills’ grasses were finespun metal which the wind laid down. Annie Dillard, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for finespun
Adjective
  • Our physical body is the antenna for all of these sensations; a relaxed, thawed body can pick up more subtle signals.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The Row’s ’90s Bag makes a second cameo for a subtle finishing touch.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Soft and delicate fragrances of spring flowers and mandarins.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Hoffman recalls of including the delicate destination nods.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ice is not nice The ice at American Airlines Center was a huge problem in Game 2, with players on both teams falling down left and right.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • And the honeycomb design isn’t just nice on the eyes.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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    David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • If sports betting is not his jam, that’s just fine, too.
    David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Finespun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finespun. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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