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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Feng expects the razor-thin margins to lead to a market shakedown, consolidating China's fragmented EV market into seven or eight major players by 2030. Matthew Tan,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Evers had initially declined to endorse in the race, but threw his weight behind Crowley and resuscitated his bid to lead the swing state known for razor-thin election margins, where appealing to moderate and independent voters is crucial. ABC News, 18 July 2026 That unpredictability, coupled with Johnson’s razor-thin voting margin, is testing the seemingly cozy relationship between the speaker and the president ahead of the midterms. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The State Department on Tuesday congratulated conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori after she was declared the winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for razor-thin

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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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