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Recent Examples of wisp
What might look like sparkling wisps of candy floss, or cotton candy, are dusty gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Today, there are a few wisps of silver framing her face, more so at her temples.
—Dianna Singh, Allure, 24 Apr. 2025
The first wisps of warmth are only just gracing much of the US, but already spring allergy season is raging for people who deal with the sneezing and wheezing that pollen can stir up.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
Macron’s hair was pulled back into a tight chignon with a few wisps of hair to frame her face and her makeup included a smokey eye and neutral lip.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Today, there are a few wisps of silver framing her face, more so at her temples.
—Dianna Singh, Allure, 24 Apr. 2025
The first wisps of warmth are only just gracing much of the US, but already spring allergy season is raging for people who deal with the sneezing and wheezing that pollen can stir up.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Apr. 2025
Macron’s hair was pulled back into a tight chignon with a few wisps of hair to frame her face and her makeup included a smokey eye and neutral lip.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisp
Noun
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Stay cool with clothing: Select lightweight and loose-fitting outfits for enhanced comfort.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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Keep scrolling for more of our favorite lightweight and cooling quilts and comforters from Amazon, starting at $30.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 May 2025
Noun
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For example, Katie is a diminutive of Katherine and Lisa is a diminutive of Elizabeth.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2025
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Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Based on this challenge, the groups would have been weaklings Cedrek, Star, Chrissy, Sai, Kamilla, and Mary in one group and Eva, Joe, Mitch, Kyle, David, and Shauhin in the strongman group.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Wisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisp. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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