razor-thin
adjective
chiefly US
: very small or thin
razor-thin models
He won by a razor-thin margin.
It was a razor-thin victory.
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The grocery industry is a notoriously difficult business plagued by razor-thin margins and a highly perishable inventory.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
This World Cup season has delivered rotating podiums, razor-thin margins often decided by hundredths of a second, and speeds pushing 75–85 mph on true fall-line tracks.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Democrats' victories in a pair of special elections in Texas are raising the party's hopes for November, with one race cutting into Speaker Mike Johnson's already razor-thin majority in the House and the other sending shockwaves through the Republican Party nationwide.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Menefee’s win narrows the already razor-thin GOP majority in the House to 218-214.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
This World Cup season has delivered rotating podiums, razor-thin margins often decided by hundredths of a second, and speeds pushing 75–85 mph on true fall-line tracks.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Democrats' victories in a pair of special elections in Texas are raising the party's hopes for November, with one race cutting into Speaker Mike Johnson's already razor-thin majority in the House and the other sending shockwaves through the Republican Party nationwide.
—Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Menefee’s win narrows the already razor-thin GOP majority in the House to 218-214.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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