as in slenderness
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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.
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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
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
thinness
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On the other hand, some were disappointed in Williams for seemingly feeding into thinness culture that she is known for pushing back against.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That leads to the equation of thinness with hard work, self-control, and moral value.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Leanness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leanness. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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