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as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
fairies are usually depicted as wearing gossamer or tattered clothing
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as in fluffy
resembling air in lightness
the gossamer veil seemed to float about the bride as she walked down the aisle
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as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through
didn't see the gossamer spider webs until the sun hit them just right
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as in froth
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Recent Examples of gossamer
Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2019
But his most impressive skill is the ancient art of gilding, using gossamer sheets of gold leaf just .12 microns thick to add a brilliant metallic effect to lettering.
—Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019
Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
So what is this rusty brown gossamer of a space cloud?
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 May 2024
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Adjective
Both would be coated with a gossamer-thin layer of gold for reflectivity and bathed in faint laser beams to detect their oscillations—and thus their temperature.
—Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 11 Dec. 2019
But his most impressive skill is the ancient art of gilding, using gossamer sheets of gold leaf just .12 microns thick to add a brilliant metallic effect to lettering.
—Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019
Noun
Like grass under gossamer, it’s veiled by the unassuming cozy-game genre and the wide-eyed cuties that populate it.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
So what is this rusty brown gossamer of a space cloud?
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossamer
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Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons.Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
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Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair.Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020
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Gather around the enormous Christmas tree and turn your eyes toward the sky to witness fluffy foam flakes descend.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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Your giftee can stay comfy on chilly mornings and throughout their post-shower routine in this fluffy bathrobe.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 29 Nov. 2024
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The non-sticky gloss offers a sheer wash of color and pairs nicely with lipstick or liner.Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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This sheer top is almost an exact dupe of a similar blouse that walked Chloé’s fall-winter 2024 runway.Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
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Even Lu, most closed and supercilious of the bunch, has weird, troubled reservoirs of shame that gradually start to froth and bubble.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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The rich froth of a latté, or the gruff, perfunctory taste of a cup of percolator brew—those are the flavors and textures a coffee fiend knows best.Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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The black bistro-style handles felt sophisticated (and matched my glossy black dishes), but the materials were cheap, and within a year or two, those cool handles had separated from the flimsy stainless steel.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024
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The best house shoes for women are hardly limited to fluffy, flimsy slippers—there are clogs, sturdy indoor-outdoor options, and slides that’ll keep you comfy while tackling your chores, grabbing the mail, or relaxing with your favorite comfort show.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
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Cover up on the top half and let transparent details poke out from underneath.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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O’Hara’s text has a sitcom patter to it with transparent laugh lines that feel almost like Neil Simon with more atmospheric profanity.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Strip the fluff from your vocabulary and speak with certainty.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The baffle-box construction—an internal stitching technique that helps evenly distribute the fill—means the fluff won’t end up bunched in one spot.Suzy Forman, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
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If those arguments appear insubstantial, the jury verdict and injunction should stand.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Not insubstantial, but easily affordable for Tepper, who’s worth roughly $20 billion.Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
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“Gossamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gossamer. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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