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
Making large amounts of paper-thin slices or an ultra-tiny brunoise cut, for example, can be awfully hard for anybody without a ton of practice.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Ortega and Keoghan do their best with the paper-thin material, but there's a hollowness front and center of this film.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 May 2025
He’s got a paper-thin mustache and a shrub of chin hair to match.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
When Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia in 2000, his legitimacy was paper-thin.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Ortega and Keoghan do their best with the paper-thin material, but there's a hollowness front and center of this film.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 May 2025
He’s got a paper-thin mustache and a shrub of chin hair to match.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
When Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia in 2000, his legitimacy was paper-thin.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for paper-thin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper-thin
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In a thin free agent class that’s getting thinner by the minute, there are Ehlers and Boeser (Mitch Marner is expected to go to Vegas, though Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Leafs are rattling their sabers about potential tampering by the Golden Knights) at the top.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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But rather than spreading resources thin to cast a wide net that lightly lifts production across the board, policymakers should focus their energy on restoring the production capacity of sectors critical to national security and Americans' health.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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While the House of Representatives passed one version of the legislation and the Senate advanced a separate one, the GOP’s narrow majorities in both chambers make the timing of the eventual package and its exact provisions less certain.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Romero gave chase down a narrow alley where Biddle said Sartor turned and fired, striking Romero in the right arm.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Nolan Traoré, France An intriguing but very slender point guard, the 6-3 teenager should be a first-rounder.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Lively became mostly famous for, well, being Blake Lively: tall, slender, beautiful, and suspiciously perfect — a patron saint for the Instagram age.—
David Mack,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper-thin. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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