as in thin
being of less than usual width
a new generation of flat-panel TVs that were ultrathin
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Recent Examples of ultrathin
Analysts expect the iPhone 17 to feature different models, including the Base, Pro, Pro Max and what could be a new line, the ultrathin iPhone Air.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
And an all-new model, which is expected to be called the iPhone 17 Air, will have an ultrathin body.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Composed of 100 or more layers of ultrathin film produced in the vacuum tank, the silvery pieces are abstract but reveal a tinge of figuration.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
In research described in Nature Nanotechnology, Jiong Lu and his colleagues at National University of Singapore and in China developed a technique that can grow a 200-millimeter sheet of a new kind of ultrathin carbon material in just 3 seconds, with no detectable impurities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
And an all-new model, which is expected to be called the iPhone 17 Air, will have an ultrathin body.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Composed of 100 or more layers of ultrathin film produced in the vacuum tank, the silvery pieces are abstract but reveal a tinge of figuration.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
In research described in Nature Nanotechnology, Jiong Lu and his colleagues at National University of Singapore and in China developed a technique that can grow a 200-millimeter sheet of a new kind of ultrathin carbon material in just 3 seconds, with no detectable impurities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultrathin
Adjective
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Batteries without the filter lost power quickly, while batteries with the atom-thin filter retained almost all their capacity for more than 150 charge-discharge cycles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Chives Use these slender green leaves well into football season with a fall planting.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ostrich dinosaurs walked on two long, slender hind legs and had a long neck with a small head, similar to modern ostriches, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But those plans can be quite narrow and ineffective for addressing flood damage.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wide, shallow pans allow alcohol to evaporate more quickly than deep, narrow ones.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Ultrathin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrathin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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