ultralight

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Recent Examples of ultralight The ultralight hydrator does everything a richer formula does for your barrier—protect (with honey, a humectant), strengthen (with ceramides), and moisture (with squalene)—but in a cooling gel texture that feels light and refreshing. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 And then there are the ultralight leathers. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025 Built largely from carbon fiber, and weighing just under 158 kilograms, the Helix conforms with the FAA’s rules for ultralight aircraft. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Sep. 2025 For a harness, the Aero Jet borrows from the company’s ultralight backpacking line and uses wider-than-normal shoulder straps that distribute the weight. Jakob Schiller, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultralight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultralight
Adjective
  • Thanks to the development of new, lightweight rotors, engineers in Germany have created a small wind turbine that excels at efficiency, even when breezes aren't blowing strongly.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The lightweight skeleton chassis, adjustable stock, and modular rails make long sessions more comfortable for expert marksmen.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is one of the reasons the EQXX can get away with ultralightweight aluminum brake rotors, rather than conventional cast-iron or even carbon-ceramic discs.
    Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 24 July 2022
  • A couple weeks prior to meeting Glen, my college buddy Dan Buettner invited me to join a group of his friends on an ultralightweight hike through Utah’s Buckskin Gulch—led by, according to Dan, a mythical legend named Glen Van Peski.
    Ali Selim, Outside Online, 14 July 2021

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“Ultralight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultralight. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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