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Recent Examples of wispy
Texture comes into play here, as well, with wispy nests of friable katayifi topping each scallop.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Heidi, 52, wore her wispy bangs parted down the middle, drawing attention to her eyes, lined with dark eyeliner, her rosy cheeks, and bright pink lip color.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In 1988, astronomers spotted a wispy atmosphere around Pluto, but its composition eluded them.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Heidi, 52, wore her wispy bangs parted down the middle, drawing attention to her eyes, lined with dark eyeliner, her rosy cheeks, and bright pink lip color.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In 1988, astronomers spotted a wispy atmosphere around Pluto, but its composition eluded them.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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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Some of the pastas from the Middle East have a lot more egg in them and are stringy.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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My Hair Is your hair too frizzy, too lank, too fine, too curly, too anemic, too stringy?—
Jeanne Malle,
Air Mail,
7 Aug. 2025
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Do not those diaphanous wings impede their ability to pursue prey underwater?—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2025
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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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Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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This vigorous grower has soft, downy leaves in 12-inch mounds and starry, yellow-green flowers that emerge above them in summer.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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Penguin chicks hatch with fluffy downy feathers that aren't waterproof.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Bare, blackened trees with pointed, spindly limbs and black soil that felt strange underfoot, both spongy and brittle.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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Remove thin and spindly stems that can't hold up the weight of flowers, especially crossing stems.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Brooklinen’s Airweave cotton quilt, made of 100% Turkish cotton, has a gauzy exterior wrapped around a cotton candy cloud body.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
18 Aug. 2025
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Kerry Washington Kerry Washington looked chic in a baby pink ensemble that played to our love of textures, pairing a high-neck, lace top with a gauzy skirt embellished with pink pearls over a shiny skirt.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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One does not hire Bill Skarsgård unless one is looking for a lanky, off-putting weirdo.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Visit in spring for a chance to see the road lined with tall and lanky Big Bend bluebonnets.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Wispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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