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Recent Examples of thinness
If thinness and lightness are paramount, the Pro line comes out ahead.
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PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Before her diagnosis, Crollman said her workouts and eating habits were designed to ensure thinness—now, they’re intended to honor her body and build back its physical strength.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
But trends, especially on social media, that fallback on body-shaming stereotypes casting thinness as a virtue haven't disappeared.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Between Hollywood’s decades-long obsession with thinness and the recent swings of the body-positivity movement, GLP-1s have ushered in a new era of lessness.
—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
PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Before her diagnosis, Crollman said her workouts and eating habits were designed to ensure thinness—now, they’re intended to honor her body and build back its physical strength.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025
But trends, especially on social media, that fallback on body-shaming stereotypes casting thinness as a virtue haven't disappeared.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Between Hollywood’s decades-long obsession with thinness and the recent swings of the body-positivity movement, GLP-1s have ushered in a new era of lessness.
—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
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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Saft deplores this conciliatory blandness.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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To thank is peony root extract, which visibly improves dullness and uneven tone, and the powder’s color-correcting pigments.—
Deanna Pai,
Allure,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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Los Angeles' bullpen is the team's biggest weakness, and Snell is helping to cover it up by giving the Dodgers longer starts.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a world where long-term predictability is eroding, capital-intensive investments are becoming increasingly risky.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Veterinarians at Dogster say that a consistent routine reduces anxiety by offering predictability, helping canines feel secure and understand that their needs will be met.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the case, honesty and depth reign over comfort and monotony.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Zoom founder Eric Yuan even outsourced the monotony to an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar.—
Richard Torrenzano,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Thinness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinness. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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