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Recent Examples of flakiness
Some of the local flakiness may have set in.
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Gene Pressman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Featuring goodies like safflower, rose-hip, olive, and lavender oils, this provides lightweight moisture to natural hair, especially those with low-porosity strands, working to prevent flakiness and itchiness.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025
First, my technician performed a scalp analysis, identifying any flakiness, redness, oil and more.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
For flakiness, there are still those who swear that shortening makes for the flakiest pie crust, which, more widely known by the brand name Crisco, is a solid fat made from primarily soybean and palm oils.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Gene Pressman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Featuring goodies like safflower, rose-hip, olive, and lavender oils, this provides lightweight moisture to natural hair, especially those with low-porosity strands, working to prevent flakiness and itchiness.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 July 2025
First, my technician performed a scalp analysis, identifying any flakiness, redness, oil and more.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
For flakiness, there are still those who swear that shortening makes for the flakiest pie crust, which, more widely known by the brand name Crisco, is a solid fat made from primarily soybean and palm oils.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flakiness
Noun
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In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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To test a new idea, Lovell’s team built a model where eccentricity varies with distance from Fomalhaut.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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CRMs pile up static information, while reps struggle to navigate the unpredictability of large, complex deals.—
Rohit Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Part of the beauty of college football is its unpredictability.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Run best, base and downside case models to stress-test your plans against potential volatility.—
Matthew Ross,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The cryptocurrency is known for its price volatility, but some have gotten rich investing in the coin at the right time.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Flakiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakiness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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