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Recent Examples of wispy
Consisting of wispy layers that create soft movement, akin to fluttering butterfly wings, the cut is a popular option for cascading long lengths.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Even the skin around the bean had a distinguishable bite, clinging to each chickpea rather than turning slippery or wispy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Instead of her signature Morticia Addams-esque style, the 79-year-old Grammy winner donned short, bleach blond ends and wispy fringe.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
Out of this confection pop a few wispy purple-gray seed heads.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Proba-3 was designed to help scientists study the sun's wispy, superhot corona, or outer atmosphere, which is swamped by our star's overwhelming brightness — except during total solar eclipses.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Add wispy bangs for a stylish detail.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
And Glenn Close’s updo is so wonderfully wispy!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
The wispy layers and pop of fiery orange hint at danger and unease.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Even the skin around the bean had a distinguishable bite, clinging to each chickpea rather than turning slippery or wispy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Instead of her signature Morticia Addams-esque style, the 79-year-old Grammy winner donned short, bleach blond ends and wispy fringe.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
Out of this confection pop a few wispy purple-gray seed heads.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Proba-3 was designed to help scientists study the sun's wispy, superhot corona, or outer atmosphere, which is swamped by our star's overwhelming brightness — except during total solar eclipses.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Add wispy bangs for a stylish detail.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
And Glenn Close’s updo is so wonderfully wispy!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
The wispy layers and pop of fiery orange hint at danger and unease.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispy
Adjective
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This internet phenomenon puts these feathery creatures in the spotlight, which ultimately aids awareness, said Matt Williams, director of conservation with the Indiana chapter of The Nature Conservancy.—
Megan Marples,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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Remove the feathery cones that line the inside of the body.—
Nereya Otieno,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Riots of color, a horse or a human figure here or there, stringy webs of fabric.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Spaghetti Squash Cooked spaghetti squash has a stringy texture that resembles thin spaghetti noodles.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Amid the sharper angles and more geometric corsetry the house is known for, there’s diaphanous silhouettes and undulating shapes that can caress the bump.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Dec. 2025
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Tapped by an artist to adapt a 1907 neo-Gothic Harlem rectory into a home and studio, meanwhile, GRT linked a series of double-height spaces with a diaphanous staircase of perforated steel, connecting indoors and out via streamlined Gothic-style windows.—
The Editors of AD,
Architectural Digest,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Nat wore a slinky blue dress, which suited her willowy frame.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Behind him, were more stars: Adut Akech and the impossibly willowy Elizabeth Debicki.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The little nightingale loved her mother’s voice too, its fizzy trajectory striking the filaments of her downiest feathers.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
19 Nov. 2025
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It’s called lanugo, which is a downy hair that appears on the skin.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, other plants struggle when light levels drop in winter, developing spindly stems and discolored leaves.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Jan. 2026
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Making the most of his spindly body and LaGuardia High School–bred smirk, Chalamet uses his inescapable boyishness completely to his advantage, bringing an immature audacity to the classic in-over-his-head operator.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In ’50s England, her professional academic lesbian shows up in a provocatively sexy outfit with a gauzy bodice.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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The smocked bodice hugs just right without feeling tight, and the gauzy cotton moves beautifully—light and breathable enough for even the stickiest summer days.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sampson is a lanky 6-foot-4 guard.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Native to Mexico, these flowering plants are somewhat lanky shrubs in their natural habitat.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Wispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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