as in short
having relatively little height
only low-slung hotels have been built around the lake, so development isn't as intrusive as at other resorts
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Recent Examples of low-slung
The big difference is that the tall boxy Kia is less aerodynamic than the longer, low-slung Hyundai, so is able to claim 27 miles shorter range.
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
At the bottom of the San Joaquin Valley, a low-slung Midcentury building tucked into the green-gold hillside is the beating heart of California’s impressive water delivery system.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Welcoming model Amelia Gray as a guest judge, Klum posed for portraits with the 24-year-old, who paired a cropped blue-violet turtleneck with a matching low-slung slit skirt.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
In Demetrios’ view, there’s no reason someone couldn’t request a low-slung pavilion tens of thousands of square feet wide, though it is limited to two stories tall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
At the bottom of the San Joaquin Valley, a low-slung Midcentury building tucked into the green-gold hillside is the beating heart of California’s impressive water delivery system.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Welcoming model Amelia Gray as a guest judge, Klum posed for portraits with the 24-year-old, who paired a cropped blue-violet turtleneck with a matching low-slung slit skirt.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
In Demetrios’ view, there’s no reason someone couldn’t request a low-slung pavilion tens of thousands of square feet wide, though it is limited to two stories tall.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-slung
Adjective
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Poor sleep makes wrinkles look deeper, and consistently short nights accelerate visible aging.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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This interactive project looks at the impact of warmer, shorter winters on regions all over the country, from less ice fishing in Minnesota and fewer ski days in Colorado to drying reservoirs in the Southwest and more ticks and mosquitoes in the Northeast.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Generally, the Hilton hotel, where the dinner has taken place for years, remains open to regular guests during the correspondents’ dinner, and security has typically been focused on the ballroom and rather than the hotel at large, with little screening for people not entering the dinner itself.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Security has typically been focused on the ballroom — rather than the hotel at large — with little screening for people not entering the dinner itself.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The group, originally signed to RCA Records, released two albums of bustling synth pop and opened for Harry Styles in the late twenty-tens but was cast off in the early days of the pandemic owing to low sales.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Senators Chris Murphy and Ruben Gallego have spoken publicly about wanting to pursue this, and Bedoya notes that there’s precedent for this action, citing Democrats’ recent introduction of a bill to break up the meatpacking industry to create lower prices for consumers.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Its gibbous disk appears small and featureless.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Trump has signed executive orders to reduce housing regulatory burdens and help smaller banks provide mortgages.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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