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
But for anyone not predisposed to enjoy this sort of thing, the film is a long haul, suffering from a simultaneously overstuffed and paper-thin narrative that, toward the conclusion, features enough revelations and plot twists to make Agatha Christie throw up her hands.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
My dad’s dosas were perfection—paper-thin, lacey, crispy, filling.
—Urmila Ramakrishnan, Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2025
Running Point has a paper-thin relationship with its pro-basketball setting, which the show populates with threadbare archetypes who feel like template imports from Ted Lasso.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Along with a raft of paper-thin caricatures, a roster that includes gossip show host Clara (Juliette Lewis) and online influencer Emily (Stephanie Suganami), Ariel is thrown into what is clearly a bad situation from the jump.
—Chase Hutchinson, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025
My dad’s dosas were perfection—paper-thin, lacey, crispy, filling.
—Urmila Ramakrishnan, Bon Appétit, 1 Mar. 2025
Running Point has a paper-thin relationship with its pro-basketball setting, which the show populates with threadbare archetypes who feel like template imports from Ted Lasso.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Along with a raft of paper-thin caricatures, a roster that includes gossip show host Clara (Juliette Lewis) and online influencer Emily (Stephanie Suganami), Ariel is thrown into what is clearly a bad situation from the jump.
—Chase Hutchinson, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper-thin
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ibrahim had black hair and looked thin from malnutrition.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On Saturday, the narrow field caused both teams to adapt to tighter spaces and quicker play.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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In a narrow scope, medical marijuana could benefit people, Redman said.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The borer is essentially a narrow drill that extracts a slender core from a living tree without killing it.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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For his slender frame (6-foot-1, 181 pounds), his timed speed is below average and could force teams to look elsewhere.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper-thin. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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