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Recent Examples of rarefied
Through the years Brent, the oil, developed into something more rarefied and abstract than the output of one petroleum deposit.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s rarefied air for two schools that spend half of the year (or more) obsessed with football.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The brand offers a cohesive alpine wardrobe that performs at elevation and also dazzles in the ski world’s most rarefied spaces.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Suddenly he’s found not just a place in Jennifer’s rarefied world, but a starring role, purely on talent and without her help at all.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s rarefied air for two schools that spend half of the year (or more) obsessed with football.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The brand offers a cohesive alpine wardrobe that performs at elevation and also dazzles in the ski world’s most rarefied spaces.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Suddenly he’s found not just a place in Jennifer’s rarefied world, but a starring role, purely on talent and without her help at all.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarefied
Adjective
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Whatever its ingredients, magma is naturally buoyant.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Newborn whales are negatively buoyant, Gero said.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Crafted with a soft, weightless material in an easy pull-on design, the Elleven Linen Maxi Skirt offers a flexible, comfortable fit that moves with you.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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Everything is so durably constructed that the digital clutter and emotional discomfort feels weightless.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The slowly unfurling tones that blur at the edges hit all the marks of capital-A Ambient music, though the addition of beats keeps these songs more lively than vaporous.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, his was airy, all clouds and fermatas, simultaneously vaporous and dense.—
Colin Fleming,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My mom is constantly running errands, so donning a lightweight, comfortable layer just makes sense.—
Isabel Bekele,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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This travel umbrella is lightweight and protects users from the sun.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This can alter the amount and types of ACE-inhibiting peptides created during fermentation2—and possibly account for kombucha's unsubstantial effect on blood pressure.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
27 Dec. 2025
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Then again … This really does sum up Reeves’s unsubstantial performance as Jonathan Harker, whose new client is definitely up to no good.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But even at Thanksgiving, this lighter-than-air pie filling is welcome amid a sea of other, thicker custard pies.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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That bill would have allowed for biodegradable lighter-than-air gas balloons made with non-latex material to be more environmentally friendly.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At the bottom of Hudson’s statuesque column dress, the same artistic landscape was embroidered onto semi-sheer black material, giving the floor-grazing hemline a diaphanous effect and showing off a glimpse of her towering stilettos.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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In front of the Louvre Pyramid, Eileen Gu stepped out this week wearing a set of diaphanous wings — a fitting ensemble for an Olympic athlete whose sport sends her airborne.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Here’s a hard look at what makes the evidence so flimsy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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TThe midweight design has some structure and is not flimsy at all, and cushioning around the ankle and Achilles adds durability (and comfort on longer hikes).—
Christa Sgobba,
Glamour,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Rarefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarefied. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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