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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Obesity treatments such as Wegovy and Zepbound had just arrived on the scene, helping people slim down with unprecedented ease.
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Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Japan is forcing sleepy conglomerates, whose structures protected the elite, to slim down and compete.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
When a wife’s share of income rises, her husband slims down.
—New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2025
The company is on track to slim down even further next year, spinning off the aerospace division.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2025
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Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2025
Japan is forcing sleepy conglomerates, whose structures protected the elite, to slim down and compete.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
When a wife’s share of income rises, her husband slims down.
—New Atlas, 13 Nov. 2025
The company is on track to slim down even further next year, spinning off the aerospace division.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slim down
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“Slim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20down. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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