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Recent Examples of wispy
Lipa wore a dazzling backless white Bottega Veneta gown that featured a low-cut halter neckline, basketweave construction, and wispy feathers that lined the skirt.
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Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Look out for delicate, wispy cloud formations that shine silver and blue in the twilight, while other clouds near the horizon appear dark and silhouetted in the evening sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026
The wispy tendril of smoke keeps the mosquitoes at bay and simultaneously smells like your best indoor candle, with notes of jasmine and salt air—a perfect accompanying scent for a summertime supper on the patio.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
There are baby bangs, thick bangs, and wispy bangs.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Meanwhile, her eyes were accentuated with stone shadow on the lids and wispy falsies on the top line.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Dark, wispy clouds floated through the air, looking close enough to reach up and touch, moving but never rotating quite enough to touch the ground.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
On the sideline, DRC’s French head coach Sébastien Desabre pulls at his wispy white hair.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Popular sedge plants include two-toned, coppery-brown Japanese sedge, as well as wispy brown New Zealand sedge.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
Robyn Merrett, InStyle, 7 June 2026
Look out for delicate, wispy cloud formations that shine silver and blue in the twilight, while other clouds near the horizon appear dark and silhouetted in the evening sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026
The wispy tendril of smoke keeps the mosquitoes at bay and simultaneously smells like your best indoor candle, with notes of jasmine and salt air—a perfect accompanying scent for a summertime supper on the patio.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
There are baby bangs, thick bangs, and wispy bangs.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Meanwhile, her eyes were accentuated with stone shadow on the lids and wispy falsies on the top line.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Dark, wispy clouds floated through the air, looking close enough to reach up and touch, moving but never rotating quite enough to touch the ground.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
On the sideline, DRC’s French head coach Sébastien Desabre pulls at his wispy white hair.
—Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Popular sedge plants include two-toned, coppery-brown Japanese sedge, as well as wispy brown New Zealand sedge.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispy
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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
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Among them is, naturally, the stringy bikini look, and Kylie Jenner appears more than happy to kick off the season while soaking in every second of her dreamy Kylie Cosmetics trip.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Everyone is bulbous, stringy, or malformed.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The diaphanous music of Lana Del Rey, though, never sounds bogged down by the anxiety of influence.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shredded vegetables — carrot, ginger, papaya, shallot and cucumber, some pickled and some fresh — are arranged, per the original name, over top in willowy repose.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The first-class crew are divinely shady, with willowy Brooke Lynn Hytes making Amber a kind of drag Disney villainess.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Plants produce a basal rosette of downy foliage in their first year and flower in the second season, after which the plants typically die out.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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The following season, Jackie was tending two downy babies — BBB (Big Bear Baby) and Stormy.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Sheep’s Head Way sits on one of southwest Ireland’s most spindly peninsulas — just 19 kilometers long and 5 kilometers wide, yet packing 150 kilometers of hill walks inside it.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Sheep’s Head Way, Ireland The Sheep’s Head Way sits on one of the most spindly peninsulas in southwest Ireland.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Stylistically, these books are often surreal and oneiric, with the gauzy texture of childhood reverie.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The light, gauzy fabric is airy enough to double as a swimsuit cover-up.—
Natalie LaBarbera,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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Their first statement signing to launch the project was the €42m purchase of the lanky and languorous Argentine playmaker.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The Bruins’ lanky center fielder, who was suspended for Friday’s game, came home when Call – a platoon second baseman to begin the year who started in center field on Friday – lined his second hit of the game to left.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
31 May 2026
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“Wispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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