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Recent Examples of vaporous
The Sun in your relationship sector is forming an uncomfortable opposition to vaporous Neptune in your whimsical sign.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
But the suspense is half-hearted, and the picture’s vaporous approach to incident remains.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
By the 13th century, cloud had shifted to specifically refer to the visible, vaporous masses in the atmosphere.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
And by the way, no one at ARTS was talking about the vaporous Tesla robotaxi (but to be fair, Tesla is probably not talking about ARTS either).
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
But the suspense is half-hearted, and the picture’s vaporous approach to incident remains.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
By the 13th century, cloud had shifted to specifically refer to the visible, vaporous masses in the atmosphere.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
And by the way, no one at ARTS was talking about the vaporous Tesla robotaxi (but to be fair, Tesla is probably not talking about ARTS either).
—Richard Bishop, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for vaporous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporous
Adjective
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The weightless formula comes in four shades and blends in seamlessly, which is why celebs like Hailey Bieber swear by it.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Allure,
6 Feb. 2025
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Key Ingredients: Argan oil; a weightless, flexible polymer; and an anti-static agent Size: 250 ml / 8.5 fl.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
10 July 2024
Adjective
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Byrne said that a fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft could operate as a drone to a larger, passively buoyant platform.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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With the global economic outlook uncertain and swathes of brands and retailers having gone under in the past couple of years, some went as far as to call the buoyant atmosphere disconcerting.—
Alex Wynne,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Salads Salads don’t have to feel flimsy or unsubstantial.—
Katie Workman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2023
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From a personal finance perspective, people with extra cash should feel free to put an unsubstantial portion of their wealth into high-risk, high-volatility assets like crypto or meme stocks or even Super Bowl bets (thanks for the two-touchdown performance, Cooper Kupp).—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
14 Feb. 2022
Adjective
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This crowd-favorite’s appeal lies in its dreamy, serum-y formula that applies to skin like your favorite lightweight moisturizer.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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With a better processor, great battery, and a lightweight build, this is a fast device that will give you many of the features users love in the Apple Watch, such as fitness and sleep trackers, heart rate monitoring, and crash detection.—
Gabriela Vatu,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Flavors of coffee and caramel permeate this rich yet lighter-than-air double chocolate cream.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Dec. 2024
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From 1921 to 1935, five lighter-than-air giants sailed the skies and then suffered catastrophic structural failures or were scrapped.—
Karen Scanlon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Pamela Anderson put on a diaphanous display at Chanel‘s spring 2025 couture fashion show in Paris on Tuesday.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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Emilia Pérez Review: A Crazy, Daring Tale (with Songs!) of Crime, Revenge and Gender Identity Jolie, delicately thin with large, haunted eyes, gives a striking performance — luminous and diaphanous.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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At the most rarefied level of Swiss watchmaking, however, where gifted individuals work alone or with only an assistant or two to craft timepieces largely by hand, questions about foreign manufacturing may be moot.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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Kirby found some rarefied air against Batavia, putting together a stellar 31-point effort as the Vikings topped the archrival Bulldogs 68-44 to remain undefeated in the DuKane Conference.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But, taking these study findings from here all the way down the drug development pipeline to where there’s a safe and effective new drug on the market is expected to take a long time and a not insubstantial amount of money.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Vaporous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporous. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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