as in vaporous
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillowy
Adjective
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Preminger, ever the maximalist, went in the opposite direction with Sagan’s vaporous narrative.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 May 2025 -
Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Perfect for those no-makeup makeup days, this weightless, breathable formula evens tone, softens imperfections, and leaves skin looking fresh, dewy, and beautiful.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
13 May 2025
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This fluid sunscreen blends seamlessly into the skin and feels completely weightless.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Leaders and employees must work together to build lightweight systems for sharing progress, challenges and ideas before misalignment snowballs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The unique gel texture sets into a lightweight veil that feels comfortable and stays put, so there’s no pillow staining or sticky residue.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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At the end, after an angel in a cumulous cloud of white rescued the little prince from loneliness, the two groups paraded out again, this time the collaged suiting shed to reveal simple tweed dresses: round-necked, long-sleeved, calf-length, with a column of tiny gold buttons down the back.—
Vanessa Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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Sting is produced by Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin via See Pictures together with Pictures in Paradise’s Chris Brown, with additional financing from create NSW, cumulous VFX and Spectrum Entertainment.—
Alex Ritman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The tragic Hindenburg disaster of 1937, which resulted in the death of 36 people and effectively ended passenger airship travel, cast a long-lasting shadow over lighter-than-air technology.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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That all being said, if the claims are true, the relatively cheap cost and ease of manufacture of lighter-than-air drones could dramatically increase the chances of detecting stealth aircraft in flight.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lani Shades are made in Hawaii from wood and bamboo, and thus, are lightweight and buoyant.—
Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Tasters kept coming back to it for its delicate balance of light and buoyant tang with creamy and decadent texture.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The hit isn’t unsubstantial: In 2024, textile exports to the United States accounted for 10.7 percent of China’s total textile exports, valued at $14.8 billion, and 22.7 percent of China’s total apparel exports, or $36.1 billion’s worth.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet unsubstantial diet of short-form content.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Reviled as rats with wings or, by a slimmer margin, beloved as downy, dirty urban icons, pigeons seem as much a part of New York as its skyline.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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“Pillowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillowy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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