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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispiness
Noun
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But Trump’s hot pursuit of immigrants in American cities requires an unmasking not only of ICE operatives, but of the flimsiness of his narrative.—
Time,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025 -
None of that is especially new, but what makes this moment different is the utter flimsiness of it all.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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The migration wave that sent high earners south may have turbocharged Florida’s boom but also exposed its fragility.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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In a community where many are hanging on by a thread, the federal shutdown not only is laying bare the fragility of safety net programs but also is showing how swiftly and painfully that thread could be cut.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Wispiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispiness. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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