massy

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Recent Examples of massy All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction. Wired, 6 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massy
Adjective
  • At that point, the Celtics — the most voluminous 3-point shooting team ever — went 6-for-20 from behind the arc and shot 35.1% overall.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Greta Lee chose a more minimalist look, opting for a sculptural black The Row gown reminiscent of the voluminous white Marc Jacobs dress that Sarah Paulson wore to the WSJ Innovators Awards in New York earlier in the week.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • His Santa is more neatly groomed than most with a tan and a bulky watch around his thick wrist.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Dry Fire and Review Shot Placement in the Stand Pulling triggers on a roomy bench at the range is already awkward for a new hunter; trying to do that while juggling gear and bulky layers in a blind or tree stand compounds it.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • For a movie whose chief anthem is an advertisement for the joys of defying gravity, Wicked is surprisingly leaden, with a promise of more of the same to come.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Sources of support Back at the Denny’s parking lot, the sky had turned leaden gray, and Mckenzie bummed a cigarette from her best friend, Christina Bojorquez.
    Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
Adjective
  • Still, Musk’s outsize political access could be a game-changer for his many startups once Trump takes office in late January.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But Americans have long had an outsize risk tolerance, a characteristic that is integral to both the dynamism of the country’s economy and the vibrance of its society.
    Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The elephantine dance is constant: Each load is dumped, pushed, and dropped into a pit immense enough to hold 15,000 tons of waste (more than the city’s entire daily output).
    Curbed, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Any attempt to resurrect the mammoth faces an elephantine gauntlet of challenges, including the DNA-shattering effects of frost and time, and the rather unhelpful reproductive tract of the eventual surrogate parent—the elephant.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2012
Adjective
  • Scope 3 has been highly debated as it is considered by the business community as being overly burdensome.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Why this newer holiday tradition is more burdensome than bewitching.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
  • Their bodies range from eely, jawless lampreys to flattened flounders to huge, lumpish ocean sunfish.
    Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2018

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“Massy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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