massy

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Recent Examples of massy All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction. Wired, 6 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massy
Adjective
  • At that point, the Celtics — the most voluminous 3-point shooting team ever — went 6-for-20 from behind the arc and shot 35.1% overall.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Greta Lee chose a more minimalist look, opting for a sculptural black The Row gown reminiscent of the voluminous white Marc Jacobs dress that Sarah Paulson wore to the WSJ Innovators Awards in New York earlier in the week.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • However, unlike other methods of detecting spoilage, the app doesn’t require a transparent container or for the container to be opened and doesn’t require expensive and bulky equipment.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Mattresses are bulky, taking up precious real estate in the county landfill, Romero said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Sources of support Back at the Denny’s parking lot, the sky had turned leaden gray, and Mckenzie bummed a cigarette from her best friend, Christina Bojorquez.
    Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
  • Stonemill Matcha pastry chef Mikiko Yui puts a refreshing twist on the classic, but occasionally leaden, chocolate cream pie with her matcha cream pie, sold by the bright green slice ($7.50) or available whole for holiday preorders at the Mission District cafe.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2022
Adjective
  • But Americans have long had an outsize risk tolerance, a characteristic that is integral to both the dynamism of the country’s economy and the vibrance of its society.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • That unease, many voters said, was compounded by the weight of knowing that in a swing state like Arizona, where the presidential race seemed razor-thin, every vote mattered, and their vote could ultimately play an outsize role in deciding who would be the next person to sit in the White House.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The elephantine dance is constant: Each load is dumped, pushed, and dropped into a pit immense enough to hold 15,000 tons of waste (more than the city’s entire daily output).
    Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Any attempt to resurrect the mammoth faces an elephantine gauntlet of challenges, including the DNA-shattering effects of frost and time, and the rather unhelpful reproductive tract of the eventual surrogate parent—the elephant.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2012
Adjective
  • Scope 3 has been highly debated as it is considered by the business community as being overly burdensome.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Why this newer holiday tradition is more burdensome than bewitching.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
  • Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.
    Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018

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“Massy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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