wispish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispish
Adjective
  • During this phase, volatile organic compounds are released and partially converted to gaseous products while solid carbonaceous residues (biochar) are retained.
    David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • The result is the direct production of gaseous ammonia (NH3).
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Days later, the two countries agreed to a tenuous ceasefire.
    Mandy Taheri Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Trump’s shift in focus towards Gaza follows the tenuous ceasefire brokered between Israel and Iran in June after the U.S. joined Israel in bombing Iranian nuclear facilities.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • What is a ‘washable’ rug, anyway? Typically made of synthetic fibers like nylon or polypropylene, washable rugs are thinner and more lightweight than traditional rugs, especially in larger sizes.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Many houses, townhomes and apartment buildings in both the city and suburbs have only a few square feet of front yard, or are surrounded by a thin fringe of plantable area.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Preminger, ever the maximalist, went in the opposite direction with Sagan’s vaporous narrative.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 May 2025
  • Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Health is the invisible infrastructure beneath every board-level priority.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • This is an invisible parasite, there's no way a consumer's going to be able to see this.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Do not those diaphanous wings impede their ability to pursue prey underwater?
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • For the trio of merry collaborators, something intangible had clicked.
    Mike Wass, Variety, 9 July 2025
  • But there are also many intangible benefits that can make attending college a worthwhile investment, Cuban said.
    Natalie Wu, CNBC, 7 July 2025
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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