1
as in thin
being of less than usual width
a slim volume of poetry
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2
as in slender
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
the pressure on ballet dancers to remain gracefully slim
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3
as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
slim pickings at the garage sale
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4
as in small
small in degree
a slim chance is still better than none
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Recent Examples of slim
Jenner wore a metallic silver dress that featured slim spaghetti straps.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
On the weekends, an oversized bomber jacket, slim-fit tee, and baggy jeans outfit formula is sure to please.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
The Norwegian parliament voted to lift its ban on professional boxing, which had been punishable with up to three months in jail, by a slim majority of 54 to 48.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Lenovo's Legion sequel takes design cues from the slimmer Lenovo Legion Go S mentioned above.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
On the weekends, an oversized bomber jacket, slim-fit tee, and baggy jeans outfit formula is sure to please.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025
The Norwegian parliament voted to lift its ban on professional boxing, which had been punishable with up to three months in jail, by a slim majority of 54 to 48.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Lenovo's Legion sequel takes design cues from the slimmer Lenovo Legion Go S mentioned above.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slim
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Batteries without the filter lost power quickly, while batteries with the atom-thin filter retained almost all their capacity for more than 150 charge-discharge cycles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Chives Use these slender green leaves well into football season with a fall planting.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ostrich dinosaurs walked on two long, slender hind legs and had a long neck with a small head, similar to modern ostriches, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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For now, Swifties only have the song titles, multiple variant covers, and sparse details shared during the singer’s two-hour long New Heights podcast appearance to shape their understanding of the album.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pros and cons of sparse attention An AI model makes decisions based on its training data and new information, such as a prompt.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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By a rough count, Flagg played in approximately six different lineups, including some small-ball looks with Dwight Powell at center.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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While there is acknowledgement that smaller teams, such as Norway’s Valarenga, could be on the receiving end of heavy defeats with the shift in format, the benefits of seeing top seeds clash early in the competition mean more overall interest.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But those plans can be quite narrow and ineffective for addressing flood damage.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wide, shallow pans allow alcohol to evaporate more quickly than deep, narrow ones.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But does Hegseth want the best generals, or just the best skinny ones?—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Guayabero River knifefish have skinny, elongated bodies reaching just over 7 inches in length, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Details remain scarce, but Netflix says that players will have to undergo physical and mental challenges in order to receive clues, with characters like the aforementioned Mustard, Professor Plum and others all represented.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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And don’t forget to keep filling the DesGully Window Bird Feeder all winter long—birds come to rely on that food source, especially when the weather’s cold and the food is scarce.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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The first signs that 2025 wouldn’t live up to Ferrari’s off-season hopes emerged in testing, when McLaren teased its advantage.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps not, and that was attributable to some of his off-field pursuits, as sports journalist Devin Gordon explains in one episode.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Slim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slim. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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