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But that shear is expected to lighten up in the next few days, giving Melissa the chance to gain the juice needed to hit Category 4 by Sunday evening.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Transparency drifted through Dior, Saint Laurent and Chloé in gossamer layers that revealed a floaty kind of allure, while leather — lightened up for spring — appeared in soft creams and chocolate, the unofficial non-color of the season.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Luckily for the Dolphins, the schedule does lighten up a bit over the next several weeks.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Now Greg Daniels, the Parks and Rec and King of the Hill co-creator who lightened up the British black humor of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s original Office for an American audience, has teamed up with Nathan for You’s Michael Koman for a spinoff of sorts.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Transparency drifted through Dior, Saint Laurent and Chloé in gossamer layers that revealed a floaty kind of allure, while leather — lightened up for spring — appeared in soft creams and chocolate, the unofficial non-color of the season.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Luckily for the Dolphins, the schedule does lighten up a bit over the next several weeks.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Now Greg Daniels, the Parks and Rec and King of the Hill co-creator who lightened up the British black humor of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s original Office for an American audience, has teamed up with Nathan for You’s Michael Koman for a spinoff of sorts.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Lighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighten%20up. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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