gossamer
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To see the familiar faces, to hear the old story, to think about the old song — such remembrances tether us, however frayed and fragile the gossamer of grief, to a world transformed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024
Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024
Most K-pop acts rely on hip-hop and EDM for stylistic inspiration, so when teen group NewJeans decorated their gossamer melodies with a patter of drum and bass, it felt like a breath of fresh air.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023
For the final ceremony of the multiday celebrations, Arti wore a full velvet skirt covered in golden embroidery, matched to the gossamer red veil over her head.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
It brought you instantly to mind—how your dark, silken hair floats like wings of gossamer.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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