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
Annie Blackman, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
To read more about the lightweight e-moto, check out the full story here.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The lightweight LyreBird Silky Oversized Pajama Shirt is $58 off and adorned with cherries, while the LyreBird Hearts Scalloped Cropped Pants feature a charming scalloped hem in a flattering cropped cut for 43 percent off.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
This roomy, lightweight denim barn jacket from Free People is a great pick for transitional weather, in part thanks to the opportunity for easy layering.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
To read more about the lightweight e-moto, check out the full story here.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
The lotion includes clean ingredients such as glycerin, shea butter and vitamin A, giving it a lightweight, nongreasy feel.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The lightweight LyreBird Silky Oversized Pajama Shirt is $58 off and adorned with cherries, while the LyreBird Hearts Scalloped Cropped Pants feature a charming scalloped hem in a flattering cropped cut for 43 percent off.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightweight
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Also exercise earlier in the day rather than right before bed, keeping as regular a sleep schedule as possible, including on weekends, and getting light exposure in the morning.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The team claims that the unmanned aerial vehicle is more than 20 percent lighter than comparable carbon-fiber models and can reduce structural costs by more than 20 percent.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 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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Published in the journal Matter, the underlying mechanisms behind the inferior photochemical of polymer acceptor and develops a method to enhance both efficiency and stability through small-molecule incorporation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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February storms brought fresh snow to the Sierra Nevada, but California’s snowpack remains far smaller than average during a winter that has brought record warmth across much of the West.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Less massive objects tend to have rounder orbits, while the most massive, brown-dwarf-like of these objects vary more in their eccentricity.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The dwarf nana pomegranate is a small shrub that thrives in hotter climates, and will fit into your home as easily as a statuesque tree.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 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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Thanks to the exosome delivery system, these ingredients are able to very quickly provide deep yet weightless hydration, tighter, less inflamed skin with a stronger barrier.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
27 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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Nerves about tech are fragile, and that has left the S&P 500 trading sideways.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Alna’s thin and fragile skeleton was so well preserved that the researchers were able to conduct histological examination, studying microscopic bone structures.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Detectives opened the front trunk of the car and saw a cadaver bag covered with insects, the documents say.—
Kyung Lah,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Alna shows there were very small alvarezsaurs without an insect-eating specialization, and that size reduction evolved multiple times in this lineage, Apesteguía said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Lightweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightweight. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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