as in slenderness
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Recent Examples of leanness
An emphasis on leanness and muscular prowess The primary sports where eating disorders traditionally surface are gymnastics, wrestling, dancing, bodybuilding and figure skating, since these are sports where weight and body image often come into play.
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Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
This ratio is important – a higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio has been associated with weight gain and less efficient metabolism, while a lower ratio – aka more Bacteroidota – tends to correlate with leanness and better metabolic outcomes.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
This ratio is important – a higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio has been associated with weight gain and less efficient metabolism, while a lower ratio – aka more Bacteroidota – tends to correlate with leanness and better metabolic outcomes.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leanness
Noun
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The focus on slimness has fueled speculation about the emergence of phones with no charging ports, a design choice that Apple reportedly considered for the iPhone Air, according to Bloomberg.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, movie stars have tweaked their faces and bodies into a startling sameness that hews toward the most fascistic markers of beauty (extreme thinness, whiteness, no signs of the passage of time).—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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If only his silhouette wasn’t so reliant on thinness on the runway, too.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Leanness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leanness. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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