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Recent Examples of wisp
Bangs were not an overly popular style at the time, but the wisps that framed the face were usually worn wavy and curly as a nod to sensual softness of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
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Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
As for her glam, Biden’s blond hair was styled with a side part and featured slight volume, with a few wisps to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Scherzinger’s glam featured her hair styled in a bun on the crown of her head with wisps of hair to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
The galaxy’s far side (as relative to us) has only a few wisps of gas and stars, rather than a similarly spectacular spiral arm.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 May 2025
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Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
As for her glam, Biden’s blond hair was styled with a side part and featured slight volume, with a few wisps to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Scherzinger’s glam featured her hair styled in a bun on the crown of her head with wisps of hair to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
The galaxy’s far side (as relative to us) has only a few wisps of gas and stars, rather than a similarly spectacular spiral arm.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 May 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,
21 May 2025
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And if your mom is also a lightweight who can't finish a 6-ounce pour in one go, the 6-ounce size is also compatible with the small MagSlider lid ($10).—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
1 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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