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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Such a partisan change may also have repercussions in Washington, DC, where House Republicans hold a razor-thin majority.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
That might, if everything else holds, preserve Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Washington after next year’s U.S. House elections.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Griner exited when Atlanta held a razor-thin lead over Dallas.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
But at the highest level, the margins are razor-thin.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
That might, if everything else holds, preserve Republicans’ razor-thin majority in Washington after next year’s U.S. House elections.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Griner exited when Atlanta held a razor-thin lead over Dallas.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
But at the highest level, the margins are razor-thin.
—Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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