as in light
having little weight
it's going to be hot, so wear mostly lightweight clothing
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as in cipher
a person of no importance or influence
among astronomers she's considered a lightweight
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Recent Examples of lightweight
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Alastin’s Restorative Neck Complex is a lightweight cream made specifically for the delicate skin below the chin.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Oct. 2025
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Precautionary measures recommended by the NWS include delaying travel if possible during the warning period, especially for those driving lightweight or high-profile vehicles.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Solar drone that flies for 90 days Skydweller’s aircraft are built from lightweight carbon fiber and feature a wingspan comparable to a Boeing 747.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Alastin’s Restorative Neck Complex is a lightweight cream made specifically for the delicate skin below the chin.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
The low-profile design channels that nostalgic energy while remaining lightweight and travel-friendly—perfect for dashing through airport terminals or exploring a new city on foot.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Precautionary measures recommended by the NWS include delaying travel if possible during the warning period, especially for those driving lightweight or high-profile vehicles.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightweight
Adjective
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Her cheeks are covered with light freckles that intensify down her neck and into the collar of her uniform.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The following episode kicks off on a much lighter note with the lawyers all sitting around trading their favorite cosmetic procedures and self-care rituals.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The movie, which posits an impending nuclear strike on a major American city, is a flimsy yet high-minded piece of doomsday schlock, largely populated by ciphers in suits and drained of the pulp pleasures that schlock, at its best, can afford.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Such ciphers are easy to crack using techniques such as checking letter frequency and identifying common patterns.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Palantir’s revenue figures are still quite small compared to peers of similar market capitalization.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Contractors working on the project recently completed pouring the foundation for what will provide smaller housing units meant to make quarantining detainees with communicable illnesses safer and easier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After a chance encounter on the road, the cheerful dwarf Zoltan Chivay (Danny Woodburn) combines his crew with Geralt’s.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, there is Zoltan (Danny Woodburn), the fan-favorite dwarf with some rather thrilling skills, and several others to round out the already expansive cast.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Your insides become weightless, like when a fast elevator suddenly stops, or a plane drops from turbulence.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rice protein fortifies each strand to reduce breakage, while hyaluronic acid provides weightless hydration so hair stays soft without feeling heavy.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no reason to be fragile on that.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Another lesson is that democracy is fragile and history can repeat itself easily.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bee attack in Guyana comes just months after 24 people were left injured when the flying insects suddenly attacked in the French town of Aurillac, local authorities in the south-central French Prefecture of Cantal confirmed to the Associated Press at the time.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In order to blend in completely with their environment, these insects will stand and sway as leaves on a tree would in a breeze, according to researchers.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Lightweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightweight. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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