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Recent Examples of flakiness
Used on dry hair before shampooing, the rinse-out treatment relies on lactic, tartaric, and benzoic acids to loosen dead skin, unclog follicles, and rebalance the scalp—key steps for managing dandruff and flakiness.
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Allure, 18 Dec. 2025
This might cause dryness, flakiness and itching, sometimes leading to infections.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Many commented that this crust was the closest to homemade and specifically called out the crisp flakiness and buttery taste.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
—Stixx Mathews, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
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Allure, 18 Dec. 2025
This might cause dryness, flakiness and itching, sometimes leading to infections.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Many commented that this crust was the closest to homemade and specifically called out the crisp flakiness and buttery taste.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
—Stixx Mathews, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flakiness
Noun
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Of course, in addition to being perfect by becoming a doctor, John had selected, despite her eccentricities, the perfect mate in their parents’ eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Still, even an understanding of Turner’s eccentricities didn’t prepare the Braves to learn the morning of their game against Pittsburgh that the team’s owner was now the manager.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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These disturbances are designed to replicate the unpredictability and latency inherent in physical robot systems.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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For many owners, the challenge is not simply rising costs, but the speed and unpredictability with which those costs are changing.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Foreign governments are dumping US Treasury bonds to stabilize their currencies amid the energy shock and financial volatility triggered by the Iran war.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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The landmark debut — and the potential capacity squeeze caused by other blockbuster listings in the pipeline, such as OpenAI — further complicates the outlook for Europe's IPO space, which is already grappling with ongoing bond market volatility and the prospect of looming interest rate hikes.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Flakiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakiness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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