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
Most folks in the dining room had filtered out by then, the last few tucking into slender wedges of cheesecake and drizzled chocolate pie.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
This slender Florida spot, located about 24 miles from Tampa, finds harmony in community.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Ground covers, perennials, shrubs or even a slender tree would be easier to care for and could add color, texture and year-round interest just outside your window.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
This wicker loveseat is an ideal choice for apartment balconies or slender front porches.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
This slender Florida spot, located about 24 miles from Tampa, finds harmony in community.
—Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Ground covers, perennials, shrubs or even a slender tree would be easier to care for and could add color, texture and year-round interest just outside your window.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
This wicker loveseat is an ideal choice for apartment balconies or slender front porches.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slender
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Armstrong provides another veteran depth option to vie for a roster spot in a position group that’s already thin and now ailing.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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The market is thin in run-producing bats, and O'Hearn not only fills that need but is versatile enough to play the corner outfield spots as well.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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Many have been quick to draw a connective throughline between the revival of trends like skinny jeans and bandage dress with the increasing accessibility of Ozempic and other GLP-1 injectables.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Nothing fires up Google’s algorithm quite like talk of the return of skinny jeans, but for fall/winter 2025 designers are conspiring to relaunch another dormant Noughties trend: slouchy boho boots that puddle around the ankles and fold over the calves.—
Emma Spedding,
Vogue,
24 July 2025
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In her prominent book Atlas of AI, renowned Microsoft researcher and academic Kate Crawford documents the vast extractive needs of AI but notes that detailed analysis of materials that will be needed has been sparse.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Details about the plot and general vibe of the project are currently sparse, so who knows?—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
17 July 2025
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But its critics say EA continues to make narrow and curious choices that neglect both systemic issues and the complexly human reasons people give, as a battle for billions rages on.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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That choice is one of the starkest demonstrations that the regime’s priority of narrow self-interest over the global good won’t be changing anytime soon.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
24 July 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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While specific details of his early childhood are scarce, Weller came of age during a time when distilling was a booming regional industry, often run by farmers and small-business operators who combined their agricultural production with whiskey making.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Details after paramedics whisked Valdes away are scarce, her friend says, as no one was allowed to ride with her to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where she was later pronounced dead.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
24 July 2025
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The goal is not to let your body become desensitized or lean into routine/habit.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
31 July 2025
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Central Florida school districts are preparing for a leaner financial year, driven by declining enrollment, when classes start next month.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 July 2025
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Johnson has become the regular defensive replacement for Sheets in left field, primarily late in games the Padres lead by a slim margin.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Investors know that distributors usually have slim margins; hence their stocks are cheap.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Slender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slender. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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