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Recent Examples of svelte Weight-reduction measures include a carbon-fiber hood and fenders, trimming curb weight to a svelte 3,214 pounds. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025 What most struck me at the time, though, was that the landlord had allotted just one svelte closet for the entire unit. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2025 Roof Space On the other hand, the lack of an extra floor panel does help keep the Roof Space 4 rather svelte when packed. New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2025 The Tecno Spark Slim is a full-size phone that's a mere 5.75mm (0.22 inches) thick, which is a lot more svelte than the iPhone 16 (7.7mm, 0.3 inches) and the Galaxy S25 (7.2mm, 0.28 inches). Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for svelte
Recent Examples of Synonyms for svelte
Adjective
  • Here are the shoes to wear with skinny jeans to look chic in Spring 2025.
    Renata Joffre, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Martinis are flowing and skinny French fries are arriving on small plates.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The key benefits of integration include: • Enhanced Threat Detection: By unifying security tools, organizations can achieve a holistic view of their threat landscape, enabling the identification of sophisticated attacks that might evade stand-alone systems.
    Bob Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • According to Google, zero-day exploits are becoming increasingly easy for threat actors to develop and procure, which has led to more sophisticated attacks.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • France is a culture of manners, of eloquence, of graceful behavior, as if life itself, from the grandly public to the intimately domestic, were essentially performative, requiring constant self-control.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Originally built in 1895, the residence sits on more than three acres and includes a formal garden, a tranquil reflecting pond, and a graceful limestone-domed gazebo.
    Zlata Kozul Naumovski, Architectural Digest, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
  • The caveat was that these materials need to be absurdly thin to get the noise down.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Adjective
  • Antioxidant-rich extracts from green tea and ginseng nourish, while lactic acid works in tandem to offer gentle exfoliation for a smoother texture.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
  • While his speed has been knocked by evaluators, McMillan is a smooth route runner who can get open with his short-area quickness.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With between-the-tackles runner Ray Davis on the roster for the next three seasons, a pass-catching presence would be the likely lean if the Bills do take one.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The modern paleo diet includes foods such fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His sincerity doesn't clash with Darin's suave persona, but elevates it.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • After wrapping up his nine-season run as the debonair, suave super lawyer on the USA drama Suits in 2019, Macht intentionally stepped away from acting in order to refocus his attention on spending more time with his family and raising his two young children.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Svelte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/svelte. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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