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Recent Examples of wispy
Binoculars may be necessary to view the comet’s wispy tail, which is a result of high-speed particles from the sun pushing gas and dust away from the comet’s nucleus.
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Dan Falk, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
The actress wore a gem and pearl encrusted body suit with a plunging neckline beneath a wispy, long-sleeve coat accented by further beaded embroidery throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
In the hair department, the Skims founder kept things simple, with her pixie style combed forward and her wispy bangs falling neatly over her face.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Their long, narrow wings and forked tails stand out against wispy clouds and the sun, which is surrounded by a bright halo.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Thanks to advanced image processing and stacking, the nebula's wispy filament of dust appears red and blue next to star 52 Cygni.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
White, wispy dust and gas clouds reflect the light from surrounding stars.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
At their best, their movies were funny and casual, wispy little things that sometimes felt like comic riffs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Texture comes into play here, as well, with wispy nests of friable katayifi topping each scallop.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Dan Falk, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
The actress wore a gem and pearl encrusted body suit with a plunging neckline beneath a wispy, long-sleeve coat accented by further beaded embroidery throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
In the hair department, the Skims founder kept things simple, with her pixie style combed forward and her wispy bangs falling neatly over her face.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Their long, narrow wings and forked tails stand out against wispy clouds and the sun, which is surrounded by a bright halo.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Thanks to advanced image processing and stacking, the nebula's wispy filament of dust appears red and blue next to star 52 Cygni.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
White, wispy dust and gas clouds reflect the light from surrounding stars.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
At their best, their movies were funny and casual, wispy little things that sometimes felt like comic riffs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Texture comes into play here, as well, with wispy nests of friable katayifi topping each scallop.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 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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As the hulking creature, the Australian star appears to have pale, cadaverous skin with lacerations across it and long, stringy hair.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fennel is more versatile and easier to work with than celery, its tough, stringy cousin.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With a bright pattern set on flaming crimson and a diaphanous petticoat underneath, the dress fits her perfectly.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Countless moths beat frenetically around the trap’s white, diaphanous panels, which are swaying with ghostly ripples in a gentle breeze.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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Fill a woven tray with small gourds, mini pumpkin decorations, and a glass vase filled with downy milkweed seeds.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mountains on either side of the water give way to towering canyon walls, spruce and pine thin out, and only stout dwarf willow and spindly alder remain.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The doe’s eyes blinked on either side of a spindly trunk.—
Devon O’Neil,
Outside,
15 Oct. 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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Earlier in the two-time MVP’s career, at-the-time head coach Jason Kidd dubbed a lanky, 6-foot-11 teenager the team’s floor general.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That unit would sacrifice size (with no players taller than the lanky, 6-foot-8 Boucher) in the name of spacing and perimeter shooting.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Wispy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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