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Recent Examples of vaporous
These sharp, bracing periods are too infrequent, though, and the back half of the album drifts into a kind of vaporous dream state that verges on self-indulgent.
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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
The canine snarl and hellacious production of Whole Lotta Red has dissipated for something sleeker, more vaporous.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Pretty much every building lets in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
Buildings let in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
The canine snarl and hellacious production of Whole Lotta Red has dissipated for something sleeker, more vaporous.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Pretty much every building lets in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals.
—Molly Higgins, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
Buildings let in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporous
Adjective
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Both are made of the brand’s Swift fabric, which is meant to feel completely weightless.—
Renee Cherry,
SELF,
8 May 2025
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Wear Both lipsticks have a weightless matte finish and don’t feel drying.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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So, any sort of guest director is directing it in a nod to a style that is so defined and buoyant and effective, that there’s things embedded into the DNA.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Zelensky’s leadership team was buoyant about the terms.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
1 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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Stay cool with clothing: Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2025
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Available in regular, tall, and petite lengths and sizes XS to 3X, these white pants are so smart to have on hand for summer outfits, thanks to their versatile color and lightweight design.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
10 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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But, never one to be bothered by what’s supposedly in or out, Bella Hadid is keeping the diaphanous look afloat, even in its downward trajectory.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tower’s slender triangles look diaphanous from a distance, but from the sidewalk the building resembles a fortress, with a 186-foot concrete-and-steel base safeguarding the 94 stories above from bombings.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Which, regrettably, brings us to Connor Hellebuyck, Oettinger’s counterpart for the Jets, who’s about to enter rarefied air with his third Vezina Trophy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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This year, one of those rarefied lenses belonged to photographer Ruth Ginika Ossai, who was invited to create a special series of portraits taken inside the museum itself.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump and Musk are truly onions made of glass: shiny orbs of one insubstantial layer over another, with nothing in the center, liable to be shattered under the slightest pressure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Nineteen is certainly a lot lower than 42, but, um, 19 over the course of 94 episodes of television is not exactly and insubstantial amount.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Vaporous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporous. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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