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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At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This recipe calls for fresh tomatillos, which look like small green tomatoes wrapped in thin papery skin.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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During a test run as the Pioneer transitioned from running on its hull to lifting four feet above the water on its slender foils, several boats coming the other way began to point and wave at us.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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The shoe’s tiny heel is slender yet not extremely skinny.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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During this time frame, a narrow, intense lake-effect snow band, only about 10 miles wide, will be capable of thunder, wind gusts near 35 mph and near-zero visibility at its peak.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The climb is infamous for its heart-pumping switchbacks and vertiginous jaunt along a narrow sliver of crag.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Ultrathin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrathin. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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