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Recent Examples of thinness
But the demand for thinness can turn dark.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Slice as finely as possible – the thinness is what keeps the salad delicate.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
The TriFold’s back has both a camera bump and three lenses that protrude further out, undermining the broader emphasis on thinness.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Consumers favored battery life and cameras over thinness.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Anti-fat bias and the conflation of extreme thinness with beauty, discipline, and health has never gone away.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Winslet, who has long been a voice for body positivity in an industry focused on thinness at all costs, reacted strongly to the trend of stars using GLPs for weight loss, in some cases outside of the existing health issues for which they were initially designed.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Nile is skeletal like Jared Kushner; his thinness is foreboding, marking a disavowal of all that is sensual.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
For some of these young people, watching thinness become so prominent again in Hollywood suggests this era is over.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Slice as finely as possible – the thinness is what keeps the salad delicate.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
The TriFold’s back has both a camera bump and three lenses that protrude further out, undermining the broader emphasis on thinness.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Consumers favored battery life and cameras over thinness.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Anti-fat bias and the conflation of extreme thinness with beauty, discipline, and health has never gone away.
—Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Winslet, who has long been a voice for body positivity in an industry focused on thinness at all costs, reacted strongly to the trend of stars using GLPs for weight loss, in some cases outside of the existing health issues for which they were initially designed.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Nile is skeletal like Jared Kushner; his thinness is foreboding, marking a disavowal of all that is sensual.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
For some of these young people, watching thinness become so prominent again in Hollywood suggests this era is over.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinness
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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
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The slimness undoubtedly raises questions about durability.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The blandness starts with its images and affects its performances, too.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dawn Heuer, the founder of The Heuer Design Collective in Atlanta, Georgia, shares similar feelings regarding the blandness of gray.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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And if your mature complexion has lost some of its luster, the radiance boost comes from a lineup of botanicals (saffron, manjishta, turmeric, licorice, and Indian barberry) that are traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine to help even tone, brighten dullness, and calm visible inflammation.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2026
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While drinking water throughout the day supports overall health and skin, topical hydration through lotions and serums is also important for combating dullness.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
20 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Together, the cases highlight weaknesses in an industry that has long struggled to balance nutritional innovation with safety.—
Jillian Deutsch,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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In signing Díaz and Tucker, Los Angeles addressed two areas of weakness by throwing money at the top option on the market.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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There is a predictability about their play, yet a lack of attacking patterns.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Rituals create predictability, and predictability creates belonging.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
5 Jan. 2026
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Next year’s denim trends will be defined by softer fabrics, heritage constructions, and novelty details designed to cut through the monotony of a sea of blue.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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For long stretches, she was denied access to books and bridled against the monotony and regulation of institutional life.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Thinness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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