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as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar
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as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through
those filmy curtains don't block out enough light
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Recent Examples of filmy
Electronics When your television screen get dusty or your touch-screen electronics get filmy, Schrader cautions you to keep the sponge away.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmy
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The dramatic moment came from her oversized hat, featuring a massive brim with a gauzy white veil and a butterflies fixed on top.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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These aren’t just gauzy tales from the past.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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For something a bit more romantic, grab a set of sheer lace curtains for just $11.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The sheer number of potential new species illustrates just how little of Argentina’s deep-sea biodiversity has been explored — and how much there is left to protect.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The frothy zaniness was, of course, one of Barry’s Hollywood calling cards, but there always were serious themes submerged underneath.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This absurd, frothy series was inspired by ’90s erotic dramas and from-hell thrillers.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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In one of the experiments, the researchers would set two empty, transparent cups on a table between them.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Orders for silver, gold and other precious metals are typically locked in at a transparent price, shipments are insured for their full value and tracking is standard.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Perverts By turns a budding chart sensation, a political firebrand, and an enthusiastic cataloguer of cryptids, Ethel Cain interrupts a stream of gossamer pop, folk, and rock records with Perverts, a droning rejection of the accessibility of her 2022 Billboard top-ten debut Preacher’s Daughter.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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The phrase Silk Road evokes caravans on the horizon spinning a colossal web across the desert, with mountains of gossamer fabrics, ideologies, and discoveries ferried from China to Europe and back.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Nov. 2022
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On the Ann Demeulemeester runway line-up from which Lipa’s jacket was plucked, the military uniform piece was styled with a diaphanous cream slip dress and the same combat boots.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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At first, the trend saw all of your favorite celebrities following a very specific outfit formula, pairing their diaphanous long skirts with blazers, and only blazers.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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Just like flimsy wire and plastic hangers have no place in your closet, neither do bulky ones.—
Abbie Harrison,
Martha Stewart,
3 Feb. 2026
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At first, its proliferation seemed to constitute a typical case of Hollywood copycatting; Big Little Lies becomes a smash, wins eight Emmys, begets flimsy imitations that lots of people watch anyway.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The first step is to cook them in olive oil until translucent, so they all but melt into the meatloaf and add incredible flavor.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The nude base keeps the look balanced, while the translucent red adds that playful, glossy effect that steals the show.—
Paola Zamarripa,
Glamour,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Filmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmy. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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