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as in thin
being of less than usual width
a hairline crack in the mug, almost too small to notice, was enough to make the mug break when filled with hot tea
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2
as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
a hairline distinction between her rating of certain things as "necessary" and others as "absolutely necessary"
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3
as in mathematical
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
an ultrasensitive telescope that requires hairline placement of the lenses
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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
the controversial measure passed by a hairline, the margin of victory being but a single vote
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Recent Examples of hairline
Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Symptoms can take up to two weeks to show after exposure:
Fever above 101 degrees
Cough, runny nose or red eyes
A red, blotchy rash that begins at the scalp, hairline or behind the ears and spreads down the body
Great Wolf Lodge offered this statement to KXAS-TV.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Han recommends wetting a beauty sponge to add extra coverage to smaller areas of concern, including your hairline and around your nose.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Mar. 2025
However, a hairline fracture can also occur from trauma or weak bones due to an underlying medical condition.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Hair loss has long been framed as a male concern—cue the receding hairline jokes, drugstore minoxidil, and late-night infomercials.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Symptoms can take up to two weeks to show after exposure:
Fever above 101 degrees
Cough, runny nose or red eyes
A red, blotchy rash that begins at the scalp, hairline or behind the ears and spreads down the body
Great Wolf Lodge offered this statement to KXAS-TV.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Han recommends wetting a beauty sponge to add extra coverage to smaller areas of concern, including your hairline and around your nose.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Mar. 2025
However, a hairline fracture can also occur from trauma or weak bones due to an underlying medical condition.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairline
Adjective
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Apple touts its 13-inch iPad Pro as the thinnest Apple device at 0.20 inches.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Your doctor may want to use a laryngoscope, a camera on a thin tube placed down your throat, to examine your voice box and determine if postnasal drip or something else is causing your symptoms, Cho says.—
Sarah Klein,
Time,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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With its strapless neckline, subtle side slit, and body-hugging silhouette, it was made for sipping cocktails under palm trees in Miami or dancing the night away in Barcelona.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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She is poised upright in a subtle nod to Michelangelo’s David, with her hands on her hips, wearing everyday, casual clothing.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The new findings, published Wednesday (May 14) in the journal Nature, show that abstract mathematical concepts from theoretical physics have practical use in modeling space-time ripples, paving the way for more precise models to interpret observational data.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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The financial jargon that would try to justify this investment as a mathematical certainty has not been invented yet.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The next year, shoe designer Roger Vivier saw Balenciaga’s bet and raised him a few inches, designing a thigh-thigh silhouette for Yves Saint Laurent’s 1963 collection in alligator leather.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The topper's cotton shell helps keep things cool, and it is designed to easily fit mattresses up to 18 inches thick.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Sherrill has held a consistent yet narrow lead in recent surveys.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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During the trial, Amélie testified that Depardieu grabbed her hips in a narrow corridor and started touching her, pointing to her buttocks, hip, and pubic area.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The walls of the rectum (the inside of your butt) are delicate.—
Alexander Cheves,
Them.,
16 May 2025
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Wirtz is focused more on the micro, with delicate touches and deft flicks, compared to Szoboszlai’s macro traits of energy and power.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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That will give you an accurate sense of whether psychological safety is improving—or if the conversation is going in circles. 2.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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One of the men approached the victim from behind and placed his arms around his neck, choking him.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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The alleged attack involved Combs grabbing Morgan by the neck and throwing a wooden hanger that hit her head, Morgan said.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Hairline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairline. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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