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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These PPAs would be permanently eliminated, turning the government shutdown into an opportunity for the Trump administration to further slim down the government. Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025 Looking to reinvigorate growth, Procter & Gamble has vowed to slim down, cutting 7,000 jobs by mid-2027. Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 However, distributors have been moving toward more package offerings, trying to slim down core bundles, with more customizable add-ons and tweaks. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 The odds of winning one of the prizes are 1 in 24.9, but those chances slim down to 1 in 292.2 million for the jackpot. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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