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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These businesses—from child care providers to neighborhood shops—operate on razor-thin margins and rarely have access to the strategies, talent or time that larger companies do.
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Gary Romano, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The House passed its version of the bill last month with a razor-thin majority.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The early opposition is a harrowing state of play for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who can only afford to lose three votes and muscle the legislation through his razor-thin majority, assuming full attendance and unanimous Democratic opposition.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
One of the surveys gave him a double-digit lead, but the other, sponsored by an anti-Cuomo group, showed him up by a razor-thin margin.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Gary Romano, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The House passed its version of the bill last month with a razor-thin majority.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The early opposition is a harrowing state of play for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who can only afford to lose three votes and muscle the legislation through his razor-thin majority, assuming full attendance and unanimous Democratic opposition.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
One of the surveys gave him a double-digit lead, but the other, sponsored by an anti-Cuomo group, showed him up by a razor-thin margin.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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