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as in thin
being of less than usual width
graceful, slender table legs
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2
as in skinny
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
unsurprisingly, the aerobics instructor is slender and athletic
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as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
people of slender means simply can't afford those prices
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Recent Examples of slender
Simpson and Mazzoli were something of an odd couple: Simpson, a Republican, was tall and slender, gregarious, and even a little corny, whereas Mazzoli, a Democrat, was short and compact, quieter and reserved.
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David Hiller, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Hadid—tall, slender, and makeup-free—is dressed in black Nike sweatpants and a pullover from her cashmere knitwear line, Guest in Residence, her hair pulled up halfway.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
The plot is slender and shameless, as the streetwise Anuja navigates a realm of Dickensian adults — some looking to exploit her, others determined to steer Anuja to a better future.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Scattered across a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, buried under rocks, or deep within the region’s humid soil, researchers discovered seven new species with segmented bodies and dozens of slender legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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David Hiller, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Hadid—tall, slender, and makeup-free—is dressed in black Nike sweatpants and a pullover from her cashmere knitwear line, Guest in Residence, her hair pulled up halfway.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
The plot is slender and shameless, as the streetwise Anuja navigates a realm of Dickensian adults — some looking to exploit her, others determined to steer Anuja to a better future.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Scattered across a chain of subtropical islands in southwestern Japan, buried under rocks, or deep within the region’s humid soil, researchers discovered seven new species with segmented bodies and dozens of slender legs.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slender
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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Probably because its seven episodes constitute only a partial adaptation of The Last of Us Part II, whereas the nine-part first season covered the entire original game, the story is stretched too thin.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The TikTok comments were replete with speculation that the friends may have even been skinny dipping—though Horton declined to confirm this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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After what feels like years of obsessing over eyebrow trends (skinny, perfectly bushy, bleached) to treatments like lamination and microblading, learning to love the unruly swirls that appear in our brows just feels right.—
Dulce Moncada,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2025
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The evidence against Mayers was sparse, mainly consisting of a few indistinct and inconveniently angled surveillance videos.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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This abundance is in stark contrast to today, when sightings of migrating fish are sparse.—
Logan Kistler,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2025
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The narrow five-game spread between the top and bottom performers illustrates the relative consistency in baseline predictive ability.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This would seemingly narrow season 4's destinations down to... Will There Be a Season 4 of The White Lotus?—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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Details of who makes up the DOGE staff have been scarce despite the intense media attention on the team's efforts.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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As a rule, if rain is scarce, a crepe myrtle needs two to three gallons of water per inch of trunk diameter per week.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s image in Silicon Valley was useful to the Trump campaign, bringing in new fanboy voters and sending a message that the administration would transform the government and run it like a lean start-up.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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Eating a heart-healthy diet: Focus on fruits and vegetables, lean protein, beans, and legumes.—
Anju Goel,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2025
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The blush duo contains two blush shades in one palette and has a slim, lightweight design that fits easily in a purse or makeup bag.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The slim margin means that if Griffin succeeds in throwing even a fraction of the ballots in the race out, the results could swing in his favor.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Slender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slender. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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