svelteness

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Noun
  • The focus on slimness has fueled speculation about the emergence of phones with no charging ports, a design choice that Apple reportedly considered for the iPhone Air, according to Bloomberg.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An emphasis on leanness and muscular prowess The primary sports where eating disorders traditionally surface are gymnastics, wrestling, dancing, bodybuilding and figure skating, since these are sports where weight and body image often come into play.
    Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The leanness and intensity of the production — a 35-day shoot, with only 11 days in the main location — were exhilarating but wearying.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • People are fixating on celebrities of all kinds, accusing singers of body-positive anthems of being hypocritical, rolling their eyes at athletes promoting weight loss drugs and whispering about the thinness of their favorite movie stars.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • The real breakthrough of the technology may not simply be the thinness of the solar cells, but how the NTU team manufactured them.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
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“Svelteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/svelteness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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