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Recent Examples of wisp
Rose was both shell and wisp, awake and asleep, a patient just on this side of the border between life and death.
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Marit Fischer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Her eyewear was usually cushioned by her coiffed blonde hair; her beauty aesthetic built intentionally around ‘notes on bangs’: From side-swept to feathery wisps, thick curtains, and a pixie fringed trim.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Look for a flickering flame or wisp of smoke that signifies a gust of air coming inside.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
To smooth flyaways and other wild, tough-to-control wisps, soak your strands with one of the best hair masks for frizzy hair.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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Marit Fischer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Her eyewear was usually cushioned by her coiffed blonde hair; her beauty aesthetic built intentionally around ‘notes on bangs’: From side-swept to feathery wisps, thick curtains, and a pixie fringed trim.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Look for a flickering flame or wisp of smoke that signifies a gust of air coming inside.
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
To smooth flyaways and other wild, tough-to-control wisps, soak your strands with one of the best hair masks for frizzy hair.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisp
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After knocking out Charles Jourdain in late June, the 27-year-old moved up to lightweight to face hard-hitting Drew Dober on the main card of UFC Denver.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The fight card will also see the return to the UFC of featherweight veteran Jeremy Stephens, who steps up to lightweight to take on another UFC returnee, former two-division Cage Warriors champion Mason Jones.—
Simon Head,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 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
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Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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In Europe the obvious weaklings are Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and DS.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tinkerbell, who is seen as somewhat of a weakling in the Shrek films, is flattened against a lantern in the land which is also home to props previously only seen digitally on screen.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Wisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisp. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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