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Recent Examples of wisp
Her voice has the quality of a non-Newtonian fluid, slick and solid, silver as a wisp of smoke.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
In the low 70s when the rest of the state was suffering through a heatwave, and the fog on several occasions rolled in cinematically, the fast wisps preceding a cottony bank that blotted out the sun.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The restaurant has moved a few blocks north, for one, and Solondz’s hair is now gray and Seussian in light wisps, his large features ornamented by bright-blue circular glasses.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
As for her glam, Winslet’s hair was pulled back with a few wisps framing her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
In the low 70s when the rest of the state was suffering through a heatwave, and the fog on several occasions rolled in cinematically, the fast wisps preceding a cottony bank that blotted out the sun.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
The restaurant has moved a few blocks north, for one, and Solondz’s hair is now gray and Seussian in light wisps, his large features ornamented by bright-blue circular glasses.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
As for her glam, Winslet’s hair was pulled back with a few wisps framing her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisp
Noun
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Its lightweight and easy to pack back up. $60 $45 at Amazon $60 $45 at BioLite Coleman's portable grill is also still on sale.Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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This creamy lipstick provides your pout with full coverage, delivering a mesmerizing, multi-dimensional finish that is transfer-proof and lightweight.Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Surely someone that diminutive will just be a scrambler who chases down balls and loops them back until the sun sets. Wrong.The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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But that’s hardly the only reason the diminutive forward made the San Jose Sharks roster out of training camp.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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What cinches this daring perspective is actor Andrew Scott’s phenomenal characterization as a weakling who grapples with gradual self-awareness.Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
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But in a call with Mr. Licht after the meeting, Mr. Zaslav belittled Mr. Zucker as a weakling who had tears in his eyes, several people with knowledge of the conversation said.Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Wisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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