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Recent Examples of flakiness
The flakiness of the croissant-like bread roll paired with the salmon and tzatziki had my name all over it, and the first bite lived up to my expectations.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
There was a moment of silence as our tasters scrutinized Wholly Wholesome’s flakiness and overall appeal.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Some of the local flakiness may have set in.
—Gene Pressman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Featuring goodies like safflower, rose-hip, olive, and lavender oils, this provides lightweight moisture to natural hair, especially those with low-porosity strands, working to prevent flakiness and itchiness.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
There was a moment of silence as our tasters scrutinized Wholly Wholesome’s flakiness and overall appeal.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Some of the local flakiness may have set in.
—Gene Pressman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Featuring goodies like safflower, rose-hip, olive, and lavender oils, this provides lightweight moisture to natural hair, especially those with low-porosity strands, working to prevent flakiness and itchiness.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flakiness
Noun
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Rhoden and her colleagues studied how the eccentricity could have changed to recreate what is seen at Mimas today.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Out beyond the orbit of Triton, which orbits Neptune in a little under 6 days, the other Neptunian moons have their orbital periods measured in years, and appear at a wide variety of angles and with large eccentricities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stevenson currently gives the Patriots more flexibility and unpredictability.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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Impacts from a typical La Niña cut across the continental United States, having opposite effects in the south and north — and causing unpredictability in the heavily populated Northeast corridor.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The dispute highlights the deep mistrust and volatility defining relations between the two governments, with both sides reinforcing military deployments and intensifying rhetoric, raising fears of direct confrontation.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fund managers are taking a cautious stance as the fourth quarter gets underway, opting to go underweight in risk assets in favor of defensive plays with lower volatility.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Flakiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakiness. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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