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Recent Examples of rarefied
So will superstar surgeons and elite litigators — people whose rarefied expertise and skills can’t be replicated remotely.
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Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Viewers grant these movies a rarefied status by continuously rallying behind them and pushing for them to be reconsidered by critics and mainstream audiences.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
The two paintings, fusing collage and paint into layered, almost tactile compositions, add color and texture to the rarefied terrain of alpine luxury, where during winter skiers slice through snow drifts painted into presence.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Undoubtedly 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, director/writer Billy Wilder‘s ultimate Hollywood story is in that rarefied air.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
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Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Viewers grant these movies a rarefied status by continuously rallying behind them and pushing for them to be reconsidered by critics and mainstream audiences.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2025
The two paintings, fusing collage and paint into layered, almost tactile compositions, add color and texture to the rarefied terrain of alpine luxury, where during winter skiers slice through snow drifts painted into presence.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Undoubtedly 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, director/writer Billy Wilder‘s ultimate Hollywood story is in that rarefied air.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarefied
Adjective
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Dinner is very spiky and buoyant.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fresh from a family vacation in Europe, the tall and athletic Langley is cheery, almost buoyant.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, behind each seemingly weightless prompt lies a real physical cost in electricity, water, and carbon emissions.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Offering weightless yet buildable coverage, this formula delivers a gorgeous skin-like finish, leaving you with a natural-looking glow.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The dresses, in muted shades ranging from pale pink to pearl gray, cream and black, contrast layers of vaporous tulle and organza with long ruffled skirts and collared capes in satin or taffeta edged with lace.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Preminger, ever the maximalist, went in the opposite direction with Sagan’s vaporous narrative.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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The lightweight, breathable fabric kept us cool even in hot, humid weather, and the stretchy material moved with us all day long.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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If this is your hair type, prioritize lightweight detangling products and sprays—Cavalcante likes Amika and Oribe’s formulas—and work through knots extra gently.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet for all its craft, the film remains airy and unsubstantial, never quite rising to the full potential of its premise.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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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
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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Seeing the works in person, one is struck by the elaborate Art Nouveau–style frames that form substantial prosceniums for these diaphanous tableaux.—
Elizabeth Mangini,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sure, the diaphanous look isn’t exactly suitable for dropping temps, but its dark palette and witchy energy befit a funeral for summer 2025, and a look ahead to the fall months.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The wooden floor has rotted through, and only a few flimsy stairs remain attached to telephone poles, which once propped up the tower.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, these strengths are working in service of a story too flimsy to support them, an unsatisfying combination of threadbare tropes, predictable twists and a wafer-thin character study.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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