leanness

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Recent Examples of leanness 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
  • 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
  • The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Achieving the perfect balance of muscle and thinness requires money, personal trainers, nutritionists, and time.
    Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • And, with more celebrities on GLP-1 weight loss drugs, the beauty standard seems to be swinging away from body acceptance and back towards thinness.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Leanness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leanness. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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