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gauzy

[gaw-zee] / ˈgɔ zi /


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He describes this youthful romance in sometimes gauzy clichés: “From that moment on, we loved each other so much, we felt that no other people had ever experienced such love before.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

His gauzy harmonies regularly come untethered from the beat, floating over the songs like dandelion seeds in the breeze.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Her white umbrella, matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

When the CEO finally spoke, his gauzy call for unity — “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people” — satisfied no one.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2025

Mother wore a gauzy white cloth over her hair and held a bunch of flowers trimmed with ribbons.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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