wispish

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Adjective
  • These winds of gaseous metals, including iron and calcium, were mapped in three-dimensions, marking the first time astronomers have measured the internal gas motions of a disk orbiting a secondary object such as a planet or low-mass star.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The energy department also awarded $28 million to Global Laser Enrichment, which recently obtained hundreds of acres near the gaseous diffusion site and is planning to establish its own enrichment operation.
    Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • There are more opportunities to lose ground in the NET than to make meaningful progress, creating a tenuous situation for the bubble-sitting Aztecs.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Knowledge of the statues grew tenuous among survivors of the raids and their descendants.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Once markets started moving lower, thin liquidity intensified such price movements, according to several analysts who provided input for this article.
    Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Brush top of crust with egg, then sprinkle remaining ⅓ cup sliced almonds over in a thin layer.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • On a conceptual new EP, the British producer leads vivid journeys through vaporous synthwork and glitchy samples.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
  • During cryovolcanism, liquid and vaporous water as well as other materials are ejected from inside a cosmic body.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • And could those invisible shifts be measured?
    Mayo Clinic News Network, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The result is an invisible back-and-forth where Copilot keeps working for the attacker using your session.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • On the Ann Demeulemeester runway line-up from which Lipa’s jacket was plucked, the military uniform piece was styled with a diaphanous cream slip dress and the same combat boots.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
  • At first, the trend saw all of your favorite celebrities following a very specific outfit formula, pairing their diaphanous long skirts with blazers, and only blazers.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The best train journeys in the world have an intangible allure about them.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But how can something so intangible be safeguarded?
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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