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as in thin
being of less than usual width
the tree swing was supported only by a couple of skinny branches
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as in slender
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
her grandmother was always insisting that she was too skinny and never tired of trying to force more food on her
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
a TV show that offers all the skinny on Tinseltown and the stars that light it up
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Recent Examples of skinny
Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 June 2025
The pressure of being skinny is just so exhausting.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The constant diet and exercise failures were frustrating, especially as a brown girl who was told that skinny is beautiful.
—Syeda Saad, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Seymour also posted another family photo including her grandson Rowan, who dressed up in a coat, skinny jeans and wide-brim hat.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 June 2025
The pressure of being skinny is just so exhausting.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
Stay tuned for Deadline’s Q&A with Blue Bloods EP Kevin Wade for the BTS skinny on the series finale.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The constant diet and exercise failures were frustrating, especially as a brown girl who was told that skinny is beautiful.
—Syeda Saad, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinny
Adjective
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Though no longer lofty, at close range these mountains are still impressive and assertive, rising in sheer cliffs hundreds of feet high above the beating surf, bare rock capped by a thin layer of soil and long grassy turf, spilling dozens of small cascades over and down narrow ravines into the sea.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Still, scientists have long struggled to account for where all of it is located since a large chunk of ordinary matter is spread so thin among galaxies and the vast spaces between them.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
18 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
Noun
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From June 20 to July 4, kids dining at participating Central Florida First Watch restaurants will score a free scoop of Kelly’s signature Cake Batter N’ Sprinkles with any kids menu purchase, while supplies last.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2025
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Paltrow wore a simple black scoop neck one-piece swimsuit and a pair of oversized Wayfarer sunglasses.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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British India faced Soviet Central Asia across the Wakhan Corridor, a strip of Afghanistan only eleven miles wide at its narrowest points, which in 1893 had been designated the buffer zone between the Russian and British Empires.—
Dorothy Armstrong
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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This is due to the narrow percentage of Black filmmakers who have been given the space to make and distribute films for theatrical release.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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Moving further north Florida is one of the only places the subtropical fruit grows in the United States and groves cover more than 1000 acres across the state, most of them in the southern tip of the state.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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This advisory is in effect until Thursday at 7 p.m. Protect yourself during a heat wave with these tips from the NWS Stay hydrated: Remember to drink plenty of fluids.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Men with aviator glasses and handlebar moustaches, leather jackets, jeans, or flannel walk down the street, lean against storefronts and lampposts.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
25 June 2025
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What’s rising in the aftermath is a new breed of giving that is leaner, faster, and built on the principles of decentralization, distribution, and data.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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People have long speculated that the lottery was rigged for the big-market Knicks despite attempts from the NBA to shut down the rumors.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
25 June 2025
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The couple first sparked dating rumors after they were spotted together in New York City and Miami in February 2025, per TMZ.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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“Skinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinny. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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