1
as in thin
being of less than usual width
graceful, slender table legs
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2
as in skinny
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
unsurprisingly, the aerobics instructor is slender and athletic
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3
as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
people of slender means simply can't afford those prices
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Recent Examples of slender
The top-floor primary suite faces the water with a fireplace, a sitting area that spills onto a slender balcony, and a spectacular bathroom that turns bathing and grooming into a ceremony.
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Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
For a modern or narrow doorway, tall, slender plants elongate the entry.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Both hummingbirds and orioles have long, slender beaks, but slightly different dietary preferences.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Natural light pours in from both sides of the slender, serpentine structure.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
For a modern or narrow doorway, tall, slender plants elongate the entry.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
Both hummingbirds and orioles have long, slender beaks, but slightly different dietary preferences.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Natural light pours in from both sides of the slender, serpentine structure.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slender
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Vogue’s Favorite Gold Necklaces Featured in this article With an endless array of iterations—from thin, barely-there metallic strands to bolder, statement-making chains that instantly command attention—gold chain necklaces are some of the best gold jewelry pieces to add to your collection.—
Samantha Solomon,
Vogue,
18 Sep. 2025
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Maternal health remains under-researched compared to other therapeutic areas, and the pharmaceutical pipeline is thin—just 91 compounds in development, versus thousands for areas like neurology or dermatology.—
Shelley Stewart III,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Struggling to put on a pair of tight skinny jeans has become a thing of the past.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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On a first-and-10 from the UC 34-yard line, Arnold took a shotgun snap and hit receiver Sean Lander on a skinny post for a 34-yard touchdown.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The announcement, sparse on specific details, captured the trepidation and lingering ambivalences that AI companies have about policing young users, even as OpenAI begins to implement these basic features nearly three years after the launch of ChatGPT.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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But in images with few items and sparser backgrounds, the spatial effect looks unnatural.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Students have a narrow window to unlock access to training that could dramatically shape their post-grad trajectory.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For decades, OPOs have been bulky systems with narrow ranges.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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The position of elementary education among the least susceptible to poverty might be surprising, but elementary school teachers are scarce and in demand.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The number of investigations is scarce not because of a lack of potential violations.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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All of a sudden, the GTD takes on an entirely different, immediately noticeable character, low and lean and ready to carve through canyons with the best supercars.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Designed to have a slightly more brutalist lean than the chair’s colonial origins, this option is for the maximalist at heart.—
Elissa Suh,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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Unlike my Vitamix, which takes up prime real estate on my kitchen island, the Smart Stick is slim enough to tuck away in a drawer and light enough to pop on the dish rack.—
Olivia Tarantino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
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Hakuba Backpack This slim yet shockingly spacious backpack is a sleek personal item choice for air travel that’ll easily slide under the seat of most commercial airlines with room to spare.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Slender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slender. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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