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Recent Examples of thinness
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.
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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, 26 May 2026
The thinness of the writing limits several crucial actors.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Market Position The espresso brand sits at the premium end of the portable display market and while there a few alternatives from brands like ASUS and ViewSonic, the espresso range is aimed at the prosumer and digital nomad who want design, thinness and a seamless magnetic-mounting system.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Follow people on social media who are promoting delicious cooking, food enjoyment and body positivity over extreme thinness.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
While similar tracing has been a part of golf and tennis coverage for years, the thinness and speed of fencing blades required special know-how to digitally follow.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Shoppers say plus-size clothing options are dwindling as the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs fuels worries about a resurgence in thinness.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, movie stars have tweaked their faces and bodies into a startling sameness that hews toward the most fascistic markers of beauty (extreme thinness, whiteness, no signs of the passage of time).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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, 26 May 2026
The thinness of the writing limits several crucial actors.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Market Position The espresso brand sits at the premium end of the portable display market and while there a few alternatives from brands like ASUS and ViewSonic, the espresso range is aimed at the prosumer and digital nomad who want design, thinness and a seamless magnetic-mounting system.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Follow people on social media who are promoting delicious cooking, food enjoyment and body positivity over extreme thinness.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
While similar tracing has been a part of golf and tennis coverage for years, the thinness and speed of fencing blades required special know-how to digitally follow.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Shoppers say plus-size clothing options are dwindling as the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs fuels worries about a resurgence in thinness.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, movie stars have tweaked their faces and bodies into a startling sameness that hews toward the most fascistic markers of beauty (extreme thinness, whiteness, no signs of the passage of time).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
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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For some aspects of business, such blandness and sameness is fine – for instance, in financial reports, or in customer surveys.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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But so much choice can mean repetitiveness at best, and blandness at worst.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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After a rinse, the mud revealed perfectly polished skin, relieved of dullness, redness, and clogged pores and blackheads—leaving me glowing from the inside and out.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2026
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This will create a problem known as etching that leads to dullness and surface damage of the floor.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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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
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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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His iron play has been strong enough to contend virtually anywhere on the PGA Tour, but the putter has remained the glaring weakness.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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More striking than the national numbers is where the weakness is now showing up.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Washington and Beijing remain strategic competitors, but both benefit from predictability in the Caucasus and beyond, and both lose when Russia injects instability.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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That means reducing barriers, improving predictability, and allowing the private market to deliver more housing, while still protecting workers and ensuring fair labor practices.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Private, couple-specific rituals can also become markers of emotional intimacy in times of routine or monotony.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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But Bargatze, to his credit, also finds ways to spice up the comic monotony.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
27 May 2026
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“Thinness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinness. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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