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
Benriner Mandoline Slicer Paltrow showed us her trick for slicing paper-thin fennel for her jam — using a mandoline that looks almost identical to this one.
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Don’t skip the dessert—Fouquet’s is famous for its profiteroles topped with Polignac almonds and cognac ganache, as well a signature millefeuille with creamy vanilla custard between paper-thin layers of golden pastry.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
This has the unfortunate consequence of making both Anna and Jack paper-thin caricatures of the ambitious reporter and small town cop.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Luz’s chief liaison in the gillage was a fifty-three-year-old woman named Yolanda Miranda, paper-thin with soft features and a loose bob of saddle-brown hair.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Don’t skip the dessert—Fouquet’s is famous for its profiteroles topped with Polignac almonds and cognac ganache, as well a signature millefeuille with creamy vanilla custard between paper-thin layers of golden pastry.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
This has the unfortunate consequence of making both Anna and Jack paper-thin caricatures of the ambitious reporter and small town cop.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Luz’s chief liaison in the gillage was a fifty-three-year-old woman named Yolanda Miranda, paper-thin with soft features and a loose bob of saddle-brown hair.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper-thin
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But the size of the reserves means Zimbabwe’s foreign-exchange reserves would pay for only one and a half months’ worth of the country’s imports, a thin buffer compared with many peers that typically hold three months or more.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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How to achieve blurred nails Once her prep is complete, Novakovic completes her blurred nails using two thin coats of Manucurist Active Blur.—
Dominic Cadogan,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Zero tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, a narrow channel just off Iran’s southern coast that’s normally packed with an armada of 60 or more ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The narrow Strait is the only way for tankers to enter and exit the Persian Gulf.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Field measurements reported in the study indicate the scorpion’s slender claws can close quickly enough to capture prey larger than its body.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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But field measurements reported in the study indicate the scorpion’s slender claws can close quickly enough to capture prey larger than its body.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper-thin. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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