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Recent Examples of wispy
Madonna unveiled a major hair transformation, a bouncy mullet with wispy bangs, that looks straight out of the '80s.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 June 2026
The house kept the white surface densely beaded and concentrated the softness at the lower skirt, where wispy feathers turned the otherwise clean column into a textural, trumpet shape.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Feathered layers are defined by wispy, curly ends that add dimension to any cut.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
This ranges from Birkin bangs to curtain, side-swept, and wispy bangs.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 12 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
There are baby bangs, thick bangs, and wispy bangs.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 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
Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 June 2026
The house kept the white surface densely beaded and concentrated the softness at the lower skirt, where wispy feathers turned the otherwise clean column into a textural, trumpet shape.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Feathered layers are defined by wispy, curly ends that add dimension to any cut.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
This ranges from Birkin bangs to curtain, side-swept, and wispy bangs.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 12 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
There are baby bangs, thick bangs, and wispy bangs.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, New Yorker, 28 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
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
Adjective
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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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Dion’s look appeared to be made out of a slightly sheer material, showing off her legs through the diaphanous fabric.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
16 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
Adjective
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The soft, willowy branches bear red flower spikes on the tips in warm months.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 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
Adjective
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Flavors of black cherry, star anise, and mint are set into downy tannins that linger on the palate.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 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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Without pruning, Russian sage can become spindly, leggy, and overgrown.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
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As century upon century passes, the oceans freeze over and he is retrieved by what look like skinny, spindly aliens — not too unlike those briefly seen throughout pop culture, including in other Spielberg films.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Gray, a lanky man with a gray mustache, volunteers as a docent at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, just across from Boeing Field.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Green's first two seasons in college went according to script and the lanky downfield threat was as good as advertised, earning first-team All-SEC honors in back-to-back years.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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“Wispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispy. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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