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
Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Pergola kits tend to be for fiberglass or metal pergolas made of slimmer, lightweight materials like aluminum.
—Melissa Minton, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Khamenei’s son is a lightweight.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
For anyone cooking in a smaller kitchen — or simply anyone who values easy cleanup — a lightweight plastic cutting board can be a more practical daily tool than a heavy wooden one.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
Pergola kits tend to be for fiberglass or metal pergolas made of slimmer, lightweight materials like aluminum.
—Melissa Minton, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
Khamenei's son is a lightweight.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Khamenei’s son is a lightweight.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightweight
Adjective
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Fortunately, larger fuel sources like dense vegetation remain moist from heavy winter rains, and winds are predicted to be relatively light, conditions that together limit the danger of fast-spreading wildfires.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Shanghai Mule is a light, fizzy combination of vodka and ginger with a touch of complexity from Chinese five-spice.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The still-unidentified Zodiac Killer, who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s, frequently sent threats, demands and ciphers to multiple local papers — namely the San Francisco Chronicle.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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Modern warfare has shown that traditional radar systems often struggle to identify and monitor many small drones flying together.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Adjust a subscription or renegotiate a small fee, then record the change, because tracking progress reinforces confidence and protects your careful planning.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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To make the garden more sustainable and less reliant on mowing, Johnson replaced part of the front lawn with dwarf mondo grass.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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When his uncle Larry Tisch bought CBS, Spy called him a dwarf billionaire.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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The asymmetrical space-age beds, seemingly weightless and floating, appear to meld into its surroundings, all connected via the same monochromatic HI-MACS material.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mielle Organics Weightless Hair Oil For those with curly or coily hair, this weightless oil is best used as a finishing touch on dry strands or as a mid-week refresh to revive dry hair.—
Claire West,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2026
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Seattle’s John Schneider and New England’s Eliot Wolf rose up from young nobodies to graduate from Green Bay Packers University, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Many of Newsom’s critics who breathlessly report on his evil plans (that the left-wing mainstream media supposedly cover up) are just nobodies who feign authority and are obviously fronting for right-wing organizations.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
16 Dec. 2025
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Global art markets saw modest growth in 2025 after two years of decline — but the recovery is partial and fragile.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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That is the sign of a team that is ready to combust, which has fragile confidence.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Terrestrial crustaceans are slow-moving compared to insects.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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One of her favorite specimens was the rain beetle, a fuzzy scarab-like insect that can't feed as an adult, relying solely on fat stores from its larval stages.—
Christine Mai-Duc,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Lightweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightweight. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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