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Recent Examples of flimsiness
The Federal Police deployed a massive show of force — including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry — to apprehend a small group, creating a media spectacle that starkly contrasted with the flimsiness of the legal case.
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Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
The top is extra supportive thanks to an extended bottom and somehow offers cleavage without flimsiness.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
But Trump’s hot pursuit of immigrants in American cities requires an unmasking not only of ICE operatives, but of the flimsiness of his narrative.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
None of that is especially new, but what makes this moment different is the utter flimsiness of it all.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Dealing six 2024 draft picks, among other prospects, Preller showed the flimsiness of believing that the Padres’ system ranking in the mid-20s would keep him from wheeling and dealing.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
The top is extra supportive thanks to an extended bottom and somehow offers cleavage without flimsiness.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
But Trump’s hot pursuit of immigrants in American cities requires an unmasking not only of ICE operatives, but of the flimsiness of his narrative.
—Time, 4 Dec. 2025
None of that is especially new, but what makes this moment different is the utter flimsiness of it all.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Though Good Boy gets by for a while on the strength of its performances and the sheer oddness of its plot, the flimsiness of its characters drains the film of energy long before its 110 minutes are up.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Dealing six 2024 draft picks, among other prospects, Preller showed the flimsiness of believing that the Padres’ system ranking in the mid-20s would keep him from wheeling and dealing.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flimsiness
Noun
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Mulligan delivers lacerating fragility, while Isaac turns Josh’s accommodating nature into a pathology, but both characters are littered with backstory details that Beef leaves hanging.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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While the confrontation remains largely rhetorical for now, the sharp escalation in language, and the competing interests driving it, highlight the fragility of the regional landscape and the limits of Washington’s ability to keep both sides aligned.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Hard as Hoof Nail Strengthening Cream includes vitamin E to prevent peeling, provitamin B to reduce brittleness, and retinol to stimulate collagen production.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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These determine whether technological acceleration remains a source of broad benefit or becomes a source of brittleness vulnerable to attackers, accidents, or concentrated power.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Flimsiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flimsiness. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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