as in insubstantiality
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Noun
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This decision throws Carrie’s flimsiness, as the lead character of a franchise three generations of women have absorbed into their own identities, into relief.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Dealing six 2024 draft picks, among other prospects, Preller showed the flimsiness of believing that the Padres’ system ranking in the mid-20s would keep him from wheeling and dealing.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Foster, who has always been skilled at portraying male fragility in its many forms, is horrifying here (a compliment).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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But that strength comes with fragility.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Wispiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispiness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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