as in thin
being of less than usual width
since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life
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Recent Examples of paper-thin
The meat is shredded into paper-thin wisps that float on the surface like confetti.
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Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Crescent Moon About 90 minutes before sunrise, a paper-thin 2%-lit crescent moon rises beneath Venus and Regulus.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The antenna is indeed paper-thin and theoretically far easier to mount to the wall than the others.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Scattered between fluffy roses and dark green foliage, these flowers have layers of soft, paper-thin petals adorned with a large black center.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
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Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Crescent Moon About 90 minutes before sunrise, a paper-thin 2%-lit crescent moon rises beneath Venus and Regulus.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The antenna is indeed paper-thin and theoretically far easier to mount to the wall than the others.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Scattered between fluffy roses and dark green foliage, these flowers have layers of soft, paper-thin petals adorned with a large black center.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper-thin
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At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This recipe calls for fresh tomatillos, which look like small green tomatoes wrapped in thin papery skin.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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During this time frame, a narrow, intense lake-effect snow band, only about 10 miles wide, will be capable of thunder, wind gusts near 35 mph and near-zero visibility at its peak.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The climb is infamous for its heart-pumping switchbacks and vertiginous jaunt along a narrow sliver of crag.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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During a test run as the Pioneer transitioned from running on its hull to lifting four feet above the water on its slender foils, several boats coming the other way began to point and wave at us.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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The shoe’s tiny heel is slender yet not extremely skinny.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper-thin. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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