as in gaseous
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wispish
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Already the busy schedule has another limitation for turning around launches, the use of the commodities like gaseous nitrogen and propellants that have to be flowed to the launch pads, which is mostly done now through a contract with NASA for KSC and Cape Canaveral pads.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
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Beyond the snow line, water is solid and aggregates readily into nascent planets and asteroids, whereas within the line, water remains gaseous and is harder to capture.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2025
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What makes tarot so beguiling – and so relevant in the present – is the tenuous connection of the future to the past.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Naim made his comments during a critical impasse: The first phase of a tenuous deal between Hamas and Israel is set to end on Saturday, and no arrangements have been made for continuing the ceasefire.—
Matt Bradley,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Truong makes a strong case for it and goes minimal with thin French tips and daisies peeking out on the corners of each nail for singer Ella Mai.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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This draconian action will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin.—
Kathryn Krupnik,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2025
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These sharp, bracing periods are too infrequent, though, and the back half of the album drifts into a kind of vaporous dream state that verges on self-indulgent.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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The canine snarl and hellacious production of Whole Lotta Red has dissipated for something sleeker, more vaporous.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2025
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But there’s an art to crafting invisible unease — and in maintaining that sense of unease as our understanding (well, our wild suspicions) of Lumon Industries has changed over the course of the Apple TV+ series’ run.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Employees lose an average of six and a half hours a week dealing with personal issues—an invisible drain on focus and productivity that amounts to nearly a fifth of their workweek.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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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
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Plus, Beck has the intangible qualities that set him apart.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2025
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Adjusting for one-time items, including certain restructuring charges and costs associated with intangible assets, the company reported earnings of $3.44 per share.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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