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To be fair, the gauziness feels right, for instead of offering a 10-point plan for a better life, the author is hoping to induce a shift in thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

And, if none of the individual voices were particularly impressive, the choir achieved remarkable, moving effects of hovering gauziness and almost whispered sweetness; the sound was sometimes mellow, sometimes thrillingly emphatic.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Experts say the gauziness of Ms. Harris’s trip is a sign that Mr. Macron has already gotten much of what he has demanded, both in substance and diplomatic style.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

If there was a certain gauziness to his assurances of red- and blue-state commonality, it was easy to ignore that in the passion of the moment.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2020

A kind of greyish-black gauziness with a stripe of crimson.

From Barnaby A Novel by Ramsay, R.