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
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Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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What the team found instead was a thin layer of clay, less than one-hundredth of an inch thick, which had formed on top of the animals’ skin.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The minimalist silhouette is set on a slender 110mm stiletto heel, and features a delicate crossover toe strap, three straps over the back of the foot and slim straps around the ankle that give it a barely-there finish.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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The long, slender necks and arched stems of Bosc pears, the round, silhouette of Comice.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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United, some of whose senior leadership team, including its chief executive, Scott Kirby, came from American, has done the opposite and is in the process of adding thousands of screens to narrow-body planes both new and old, including Bluetooth technology for wireless headphones.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Fitzgerald was designed to carry as much cargo as possible and still fit through the narrow locks at Sault Ste.—
Kevin Duchschere,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ultrathin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrathin. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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