slim down
phrasal verb
slimmed down; slimming down; slims down
1
: to lose weight : to become thinner
2
: to make (something) smaller : reduce
We have to slim down the company's advertising budget.
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Quartz’s Harri Weber has more on Novo Nordisk’s big slim down.
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 June 2025
Critics say work requirements are a backhanded way to slim down the Medicaid rolls, since the paperwork requirements of such programs have proved so onerous that eligible people drop out, causing the uninsured rate to rise.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Samsung had to make some compromises to slim down, however.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Their chances slim down even more because only 20 horses will take off from the starting line at Churchill Downs.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 2 May 2025
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Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 June 2025
Critics say work requirements are a backhanded way to slim down the Medicaid rolls, since the paperwork requirements of such programs have proved so onerous that eligible people drop out, causing the uninsured rate to rise.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Samsung had to make some compromises to slim down, however.
—Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Their chances slim down even more because only 20 horses will take off from the starting line at Churchill Downs.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 2 May 2025
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“Slim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20down. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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