as in insubstantiality
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Noun
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The Federal Police deployed a massive show of force — including armored vehicles and heavy weaponry — to apprehend a small group, creating a media spectacle that starkly contrasted with the flimsiness of the legal case.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026 -
The top is extra supportive thanks to an extended bottom and somehow offers cleavage without flimsiness.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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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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That said, the idea that crying easily is a sign of emotional fragility, weakness, or instability still gets traction.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
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The stock market got spooked, a sign of its fragility.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Wispiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispiness. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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