wispish

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Adjective
  • The images show ultra-fine bright and dark stripes (called striations) in the thin, gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere known as the photosphere, according to a statement from the National Solar Observatory (NSO), which operates the solar telescope.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 June 2025
  • This clean-sheet architecture optimizes the use of gaseous hydrogen, addressing the challenges of incorporating this fuel into existing aircraft designs.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And the causal link between those rosy developments and Musk’s departure from DOGE is tenuous.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 June 2025
  • The researchers found that this could provide a tenuous atmosphere of water vapor that could persist for up to 200 million years.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
  • The images show ultra-fine bright and dark stripes (called striations) in the thin, gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere known as the photosphere, according to a statement from the National Solar Observatory (NSO), which operates the solar telescope.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Preminger, ever the maximalist, went in the opposite direction with Sagan’s vaporous narrative.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 May 2025
  • Many tracks amount to a quirky beat and a few seconds of vaporous rapping.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This financial inequity significantly impacts minorities, with approximately 26% of Hispanic consumers and 27% of Black consumers being credit invisible or unscorable, compared to 16% of White and Asian consumers, according to data from Oliver Wyman.
    Afshan Musani, CNBC, 11 June 2025
  • My work traces the invisible borders between myth and memory, body and land, the seen and the felt.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • The singer signed autographs in a diaphanous black Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress, an interpretation of the opening look from spring 2025.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 June 2025
  • But, never one to be bothered by what’s supposedly in or out, Bella Hadid is keeping the diaphanous look afloat, even in its downward trajectory.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That was brought to me — how intangible the cover is.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • Key Background Since leaving office in 2021, Trump has expanded his empire into the digital realm, where the products are often intangible, but the revenue streams are real.
    Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Wispish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wispish. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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