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as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar
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as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through
those filmy curtains don't block out enough light
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Recent Examples of filmy
There may be superficial endometriosis and filmy adhesions, but the disease is more widespread than in stage III.
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Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Sheer roller shades or filmy curtains are also good choices.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Val had been wearing the same set of eye contacts since before the fire — now filmy from all the tears — but the line to pick up replacements was too long.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
Val had been wearing the same set of eye contacts since before the fire - now filmy from all the tears - but the line to pick up replacements was too long.
—Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
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Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Sheer roller shades or filmy curtains are also good choices.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Val had been wearing the same set of eye contacts since before the fire — now filmy from all the tears — but the line to pick up replacements was too long.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
Val had been wearing the same set of eye contacts since before the fire - now filmy from all the tears - but the line to pick up replacements was too long.
—Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmy
Adjective
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Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons.—
Gary Kamiya,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2022
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Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair.—
Matthew Bourbon,
Dallas News,
22 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Maybe her semi-see-through outfit spoke to that even more loudly than the song, as a salute to sheer endurance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Use the Right Window Fixtures Instead of heavy drapes and black-out blinds, stick to sheer window treatments.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The structural indigo looks stand out against Saab’s use of frothy and gauzy chiffon and tulle.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
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In a second small bowl, whisk the egg white until light and slightly frothy, about 30 seconds.—
Derek Brown,
Saveur,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many ranchers and feedlot operators are transparent about their practices, providing consumers with the information needed to make informed choices.—
Arturo Macias Franco,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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For example, the air of Paris is too transparent in 2024.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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No matter how far-fetched the premise or gossamer-thin the story, the musical invites (compels) us to go along with its essential surrealism, to travel to that dream space where everyday life suddenly moves and sounds deliriously out of this world.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
7 May 2020
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
Adjective
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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
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Emilia Pérez Review: A Crazy, Daring Tale (with Songs!) of Crime, Revenge and Gender Identity Jolie, delicately thin with large, haunted eyes, gives a striking performance — luminous and diaphanous.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Teams are shooting well from 3 against the Knicks, and the pick-and-roll defense has been flimsy.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, aluminum plans can be flimsy and lack stability.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Chastain makes the mask that hides Jennifer’s pain translucent at just the right punctuating moments, impressive for a character who lives behind a 24-7 front that never exudes agency.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2025
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The shell was completely translucent, revealing the scallop inside, researchers said, and it was identified as a species new to science. Delectopecten thermus, or the thermal glass scallop, has a shell that is not quite circular with an asymmetrical hinge, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Filmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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