gossamer

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Cleverly, the understated production never distracts from the lyrics, with ringing piano chords and gossamer strings that tesselate seamlessly with Burns' soulful melodies.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Oppenheimer, who speaks almost professorially in a gentle, gossamer voice, took his own idea seriously, feeling the theme he wanted to explore dictated a sung approach.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 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

I like planks over thick slices, but sometimes uber-thin, gossamer slices are the perfect option depending no your application.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

Rue, who is dressed in a gossamer gown complete with wings, flutters her way to Caesar.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins