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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat
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as in insubstantial
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
the sort of frothy costumes worn by Las Vegas showgirls
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Recent Examples of frothy
But as the impact of the 12-month extension kicks in, August’s Statcounter data is bad news for that persistent Windows 11 campaign, which pushed the security benefits of the newer OS just as much as its frothy AI features.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Despite often being referred to as American royalty, Bessette-Kennedy didn’t arrive to their big day in a frothy princess gown.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Our show is also loved for how campy and decadent and frothy some of the conflict is, but Peggy was really carrying the emotional weight for seasons one and two.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s preteen performance in this silly, frothy comedy comes very close to matching Macaulay Culkin’s in Home Alone.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Despite often being referred to as American royalty, Bessette-Kennedy didn’t arrive to their big day in a frothy princess gown.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Our show is also loved for how campy and decadent and frothy some of the conflict is, but Peggy was really carrying the emotional weight for seasons one and two.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Lohan’s preteen performance in this silly, frothy comedy comes very close to matching Macaulay Culkin’s in Home Alone.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frothy
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Set in the early 1990s, this nostalgic coming-of-age C-drama follows a bubbly girl and a brooding boy who grow up together and try to navigate life and love across time and change.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes, until the cheese melts and the casserole is bubbly.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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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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Their findings, published in Physics of Fluids, suggest that in the future, drinkers may be able to admire a perfectly foamy head for longer before enjoying their first sip.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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Offshore, cays drift in dreamy isolation—their edges kissed by foamy surf and dotted with nesting Brown Pelicans.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kirsh can tell that the eyeball is intelligent in a way that the real sheep wasn’t, and Kavalier is once again giddy to play with all these new toys that crashed into his lap.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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McNamara weaves these bits in well, and Cumberbatch and Colman — so naturally giddy around each other — slowly start to, if not come apart, at least poke at each other.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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,
8 June 2025
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The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Oud Zarian opens with a bright, sparkling lift of bergamot and ginger that sets an unexpectedly fresh stage for such a weighty central ingredient.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
2 Sep. 2025
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Although the tall, slim, and elegant shape is appealing, that Champagne flute isn’t doing your spectacular sparkling wine any favors.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Aug. 2025
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Alex is much more bookish, for example, although Cole is clever and can be academic and is in no way some silly, stupid jock or anything— but, in the obvious ways — and Cole is more sporty in the obvious ways.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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This is not simply some silly bathroom joke.—
Pat Graham,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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