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Recent Examples of frothy The metal interacts with the ice and liquid to accelerate the chilling and dilution and produce a frothy texture. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 For the Beach Bride For the summer bride hosting a seaside soirée, Loewe’s silk fishnet dress—framed with frothy ruffles—is the perfect blend of whimsy and modernity. Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 23 June 2025 Turning 32 this July and owning an injury history, there’s a danger of overreach, but Houston had full Bird rights on Adams, and this center market could be frothy. John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 June 2025 Any comedy library needs to include at least one of her delightfully frothy collections of meditations on fallibility and imperfection, and her first, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, is the best place to start. Brian Boone, Vulture, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for frothy
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Adjective
  • Nest Lychee Rose is bubblier and way more rose-forward, Kayali Sparkling Lychee has more fruit variety but less actual lychee somehow.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 8 June 2025
  • The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Starring Cain and Teri Hatcher (as Lois Lane), the series put an interesting rom-com spin on the Superman mythos and, sure, the thing was pretty goofy.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • To most viewers, Nicolau — played with irresistible, lightly goofy guilelessness by Francisco Melo — will be a welcome new acquaintance.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • After speaking to my physician colleagues and hearing their earnest frustrations, there’s no doubt in my mind that the system needs reform and the association’s proposals—which are not insubstantial and would address many of the problems —are a great place to start.
    Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • These handsome sandals include a foamy, anti-odor sole underneath comfy straps made of canvas and faux leather.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • For the beer drinking Luddites (me), that’s largely about consistently achieving the ideal half to three-quarter inches of head on a nitro for a proper rich, foamy sip — no simple feat.
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • For the latter, Robinson stopped singing at one point and, with deadpan delivery, suggested the only thing that helped with his mental health struggles was a Brazilian butt lift, before shaking his rear for the giddy crowd.
    jsonline.com, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
  • As triumphant as the album is, Kesha sounds even giddier when speaking about it.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • Green Lantern is earnest and bright and, yeah, incredibly silly and a little embarrassing.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The hit isn’t unsubstantial: In 2024, textile exports to the United States accounted for 10.7 percent of China’s total textile exports, valued at $14.8 billion, and 22.7 percent of China’s total apparel exports, or $36.1 billion’s worth.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 May 2025
  • The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet unsubstantial diet of short-form content.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Frothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frothy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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