thinness

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Recent Examples of thinness Achieving the perfect balance of muscle and thinness requires money, personal trainers, nutritionists, and time. Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025 And, with more celebrities on GLP-1 weight loss drugs, the beauty standard seems to be swinging away from body acceptance and back towards thinness. Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 That makes thinness all the more important. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 Despite the thinness, the iPhone Air promises up to 40 hours of video playback. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025 On the other hand, some were disappointed in Williams for seemingly feeding into thinness culture that she is known for pushing back against. Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 That leads to the equation of thinness with hard work, self-control, and moral value. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025 But the theater may have overshadowed the thinness of concrete results. Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinness
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
  • One veteran Hollywood insider not connected to Disney said the utter blandness of ABC’s Wednesday statement is evidence that the company was winging it and essentially stalling for time.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • This ratio is important – a higher Firmicutes/Bacteroidota ratio has been associated with weight gain and less efficient metabolism, while a lower ratio – aka more Bacteroidota – tends to correlate with leanness and better metabolic outcomes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The formula pairs pure retinol with hyaluronic acid and glycerin to keep skin hydrated, soft, and comfortable while targeting fine lines, uneven texture, and dullness.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These oil-serum hybrids are designed to target visible signs of aging, such as dullness, fine lines and fatigue, while establishing a holistic cycle of external protection and internal regulation.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Though the Red Sox did shoot themselves in the foot with base-running, fielding and bunting failures in Game 2, thus costing them their shot at reaching the ALDS, Game 3 was a bit more representative of the Red Sox and their weaknesses.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • However, other small business indicators show weakness.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet just as judges appeal to precedent to create stability and predictability in the law, policy makers must be attentive to the risks of casually discarding their nation’s commitments.
    Vivek Viswanathan, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
  • During his opening remarks, Ruto said Kenya would not leave quickly but pleaded for support and predictability with the new armed international mission.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And despite the monotony of it all, there is some hope to be had, plenty of meaning to be found and, perhaps more importantly, a friendship to enjoy.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But fanfiction, long a force in the corners of the internet that managed to escape the commercial monotony of tech consolidation, has broken its containment.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Thinness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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