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
Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Its lightweight 100% cotton construction makes layering easy year-round, and the rounded corners and binding offer a polished finish.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 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
Zoosixx Soft Wide-Leg Lounge Pants These Zoosixx sweatpants feature a four-way stretch fabric that’s lightweight, smooth, and perfect for all-day wear.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Its lightweight 100% cotton construction makes layering easy year-round, and the rounded corners and binding offer a polished finish.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 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
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For something a little lighter, upscale Milanese sandwich chain De Santis offers salads and sandwiches plus freshly made cakes and coffee.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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He was last seen near Old Fort Boise Road and Pitman Lane wearing light gray sweatpants and a black sweatshirt, according to the post.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
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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Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.—
Marcos Magaña,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Violas have smaller flowers and stay shorter.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 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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By capturing organisms in extraordinary detail, resources like Antscan create a permanent, high-resolution record of life’s architecture—an anatomical time capsule that can be queried and revisited long after fragile specimens degrade or wild populations vanish.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
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Be careful though, as lampshades are fragile and can even become brittle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or the sight of an evil Jerry robot, puppeted by the consciousness of a tyrannical butterfly (Dave Franco), scampering, insect-like, around the fiery maelstrom of a rally gone awry.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
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The plants are resistant to deer and rabbits and have virtually no disease or insect problems.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Lightweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightweight. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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