: one that thins
specifically
: a volatile liquid (such as turpentine) used especially to thin paint
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The ultra-wide camera this year got bumped to a higher megapixel count of 50, while the bezels wrapping the display got a hair thinner, just enough that the screen size now measures 6.9-inches instead of 6.8-inches.
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Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Tightly woven, strong fibers with low pile heights (thinner) also shed less, another boon for little crawlers with allergies.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
My thinner, spottier areas looked a lot plumper and became much easier to hide.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
The displays are also 40 percent brighter, while the overall package is a hair thinner.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ben Sin, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Tightly woven, strong fibers with low pile heights (thinner) also shed less, another boon for little crawlers with allergies.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 24 Feb. 2025
My thinner, spottier areas looked a lot plumper and became much easier to hide.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2025
The displays are also 40 percent brighter, while the overall package is a hair thinner.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Thinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thinner. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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thinner
noun
thin·ner
ˈthin-ər 
: one that thins
especially
: a liquid (as turpentine) used to thin paint
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