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noun

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Recent Examples of gossamer
Adjective
The visuals are soft and cloudy, as if blanketed by a gossamer veil, and movement between scenes possess a feathery quality (editing is by Garret Elkins). Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Sabrina Carpenter Sabrina Carpenter’s frilly pale pink confection from Alexander McQueen featured ruched detailing, silver embroidery and a long gossamer train. Violet Goldstone, WWD, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
Both would be coated with a gossamer-thin layer of gold for reflectivity and bathed in faint laser beams to detect their oscillations—and thus their temperature. Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2019 But his most impressive skill is the ancient art of gilding, using gossamer sheets of gold leaf just .12 microns thick to add a brilliant metallic effect to lettering. Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for gossamer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossamer
Adjective
  • Kerry Washington Kerry Washington looked chic in a baby pink ensemble that played to our love of textures, pairing a high-neck, lace top with a gauzy skirt embellished with pink pearls over a shiny skirt.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a nostalgic maximalism to its designs, which are usually gauzy pastel pinks, blues, and whites; covered in ditsy prints like rosebuds, daisies, and strawberries; and detailed with flourishes like ruffles and bows.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Williams notes that its single-button power control is one of her favorite features, along with the fluffy optic cleaner head that cleans and polishes her hard floors.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025
  • Their fluffy bodies can reach up to 18 inches long and their long tails can reach up to 2 feet.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Felipe Cardenas: Due to sheer numbers and commitment, Boca’s ultras and travelling band of die-hard fans lit up the tournament.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Her Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress was a mermaid-style lace gown with sheer long sleeves and a high neckline.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Emily Trainham , Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Let the froth sit for at least 20 minutes to fully dissolve.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 8 June 2025
  • Some years at Cannes, the Med’s most effervescent seasonal kickoff, the bubbles and spice of the social froth provide the jollity.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The 13-inch Laptop does make some welcome upgrades—a backlit keyboard, a somewhat larger and higher-resolution display panel—but its aluminum body feels slightly softer and flimsier than what the main Surface Laptop uses.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
  • Back then, traveling meant paying close attention to the roads, road signs, mile markers and more, all while wrestling with the flimsy paper map.
    Jason Foodman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Companies can do this by involving employees in the AI design process, being transparent about capabilities, and training staff for new human-centric roles.
    Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • After sharing her experience online, many TikTok users praised Linklater for using her social media platform in such a positive way, and others thanked her for being so transparent.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • It’s not overloaded with fluff, just solid features that make recording simple and smooth, and an eye-catching World of Warcraft design.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 June 2025
  • For leaders, the takeaway is simple: let chaos strip the fluff away.
    Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • The film and television tax credit may seem slightly insubstantial when compared with the state of the world right now, Rhine advised in a session largely focused on messaging.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • Trump and Musk are truly onions made of glass: shiny orbs of one insubstantial layer over another, with nothing in the center, liable to be shattered under the slightest pressure.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Gossamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossamer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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