gossamery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossamery
Adjective
  • Posey would have been a fine choice, based on his three rings alone.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The two were indeed a fun, fine, refreshing, and hilarious pair.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The second picture, however, shows a fluffy, healthy cat, with the softest pearly white fur and a serene expression on her face.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, no cozy fall evening is complete without a fluffy blanket, and now is a great time to stock up for the season.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The sheer paucity of Russian resources, after three and a half years of war, may lead to a similarly ineffective response to any use of Tomahawks.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On the strength of flimsier-than-expected wins against Clemson and Florida, LSU was +1000 to win the national title last week, sixth-best in the country.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • People make close, intense bonds when stuck in the Big Brother house together, and Vince and Morgan’s dynamic crosses more lines with each passing day, emotional cheating threatening to tip into physical even as Vince continues to hopelessly cloak his feelings in flimsy analogies and code phrases.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond species protection, the project also advances ethical shearing practices, fiber contribution programs supporting regional artisan communities, as well as a transparent and traceable supply chain for vicuña fiber.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Stablecoins can move dollars across borders in near real time at low cost, with transparent records that simplify compliance and reconciliation.
    Chris Maurice, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Netanyahu, meanwhile, stands accused of having repeatedly turned down earlier deals with Hamas to appease extreme elements within his fragile coalition government.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With new tariffs, shifting brand strategies and a fragile financial system, the stakes could not be higher for Bangladesh in 2025.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This delicate stocking reminds us of the ones from our grandparents that were hand stitched with love every year.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As for glam and accessories, Jackson favored delicate rings, bracelet and dangle earrings in warm tones to augment her red dress.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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“Gossamery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossamery. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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