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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispish
Adjective
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Stars can be seen shining above the outline of our planet's dense, gaseous atmosphere as the sun sets, while city lights and lightning storms play across the cloudy vista below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 June 2025 -
Take a small telescope and check out Jupiter’s four brightest moons that flank the great gaseous planet and circle around it in periods of two to 17 days.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The downtown Downey area, which had already been hurting amid a tenuous economy, is now a ghost town, Trujillo said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The outlook for small, tuition-dependent colleges is more tenuous.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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There is some thought that Epenesa could be an expendable player via trade ahead of final cuts, but that would leave them fairly thin given that Hoecht is suspended for the first six games and Bosa has a lengthy injury history, and already has one minor injury to his name since joining the Bills.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Preminger, ever the maximalist, went in the opposite direction with Sagan’s vaporous narrative.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) don't just manage disease outbreaks or approve new treatments—they're the invisible safety net beneath our health system.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Think of your circadian rhythm as an invisible operating system.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The singer signed autographs in a diaphanous black Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress, an interpretation of the opening look from spring 2025.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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But multinationals continue to leverage provisions in Irish law such as capital allowances for intangible assets, which can reduce their operating expenses.—
Carlos Waters,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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The data of sports fans this summer will have enormous value to DAZN, an intangible byproduct of the $1billion investment.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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