vaporous

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Recent Examples of vaporous Buildings let in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals. Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024 The Sun in your relationship sector is forming an uncomfortable opposition to vaporous Neptune in your whimsical sign. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024 But the suspense is half-hearted, and the picture’s vaporous approach to incident remains. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 By the 13th century, cloud had shifted to specifically refer to the visible, vaporous masses in the atmosphere. Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vaporous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaporous
Adjective
  • Beiges, browns, putties, and grays aren’t neutral in Morandi; there’s always some fire or weightless motion to them.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The weightless formula comes in four shades and blends in seamlessly, which is why celebs like Hailey Bieber swear by it.
    Daisy Maldonado, Allure, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Rounded, buoyant, fulfilling, powerful and balanced aromas of limes, gooseberries and guavas, white pears and nectarines.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The White House appears to have either taken inspiration or refuge from the judge's words - with Leavitt's buoyant announcement the very next day.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Salads Salads don’t have to feel flimsy or unsubstantial.
    Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • From a personal finance perspective, people with extra cash should feel free to put an unsubstantial portion of their wealth into high-risk, high-volatility assets like crypto or meme stocks or even Super Bowl bets (thanks for the two-touchdown performance, Cooper Kupp).
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2022
Adjective
  • That list includes breezy dresses, comfortable shoes, practical bags, and more lightweight clothing that can be mixed and matched and worn in a variety of temperatures.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Great quality Super soft Lightweight and breathable Some Lake reviewers say shorts may be too short for tall people This breezy long-sleeve and shorts set from Lake is made from lightweight cotton, to keep you covered (but not constricted)—it strikes the perfect balance.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Flavors of coffee and caramel permeate this rich yet lighter-than-air double chocolate cream.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • From 1921 to 1935, five lighter-than-air giants sailed the skies and then suffered catastrophic structural failures or were scrapped.
    Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • Lucy Bridge, head makeup artist, articulated this with diaphanous complexions set with retro but glamorous details to create a dual set of code-breaking beauty statements on the runway.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Sean Baker is in rarefied air after winning four Academy Awards at the Oscars 2025.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But the battlefield for me is the rarefied air of the gatekeepers.
    Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But, taking these study findings from here all the way down the drug development pipeline to where there’s a safe and effective new drug on the market is expected to take a long time and a not insubstantial amount of money.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025
  • With a not insubstantial piece of Mexico’s economy reliant on production stateside, a cessation of those inflows will logically impoverish a big number of those formerly sustained directly by remittances.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Vaporous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaporous. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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