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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The bat is thinnest at the handle, then widens out at the barrel, then slims down toward the tip—sort of like a bowling pin. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 On the other end, hedge funds and other short-term investors want to slim down long-term bets on the energy transition and focus instead on securing better returns as soon as possible. Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025 Upping the protein, trying to slim down but not lose too much weight. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 Kilmeade questioned if Collins plans on using Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the process to slim down. Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 10 Mar. 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 5 May. 2025.

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