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as in skinny
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
the svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage
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as in sophisticated
having or showing very polished and worldly manners
the interior designer spoke in a low, svelte voice
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Recent Examples of svelte
There are something close to 50 of To’s movies to choose from, and all of them have a wonderful visual liveliness — plus a compelling, svelte sense of place that lives at a particularly fun intersection between the worlds of Akira Kurosawa and Jean-Pierre Melville.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Off the primary bedroom is a svelte second bedroom that could work as a home office or nursery.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
And by adding a svelte T-shirt and some walking-friendly flats to the mix, the rest of your look will be just as comfortable while earning you some stylish street cred.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
The nifty, svelte IIc model came with 128K in 1984 and was paired with a beautiful 9-inch monochrome monitor, although industry attention that year quickly shifted to the Mac.
—Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
Off the primary bedroom is a svelte second bedroom that could work as a home office or nursery.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
And by adding a svelte T-shirt and some walking-friendly flats to the mix, the rest of your look will be just as comfortable while earning you some stylish street cred.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026
The nifty, svelte IIc model came with 128K in 1984 and was paired with a beautiful 9-inch monochrome monitor, although industry attention that year quickly shifted to the Mac.
—Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for svelte
Adjective
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While wide-leg pants aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, slim, skinny, and cigarette jeans are staging a huge comeback this year.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
8 June 2026
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Abbott matched in a black tux and skinny tie.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Those are the moods perfumers are bottling now, but with a more sophisticated finish.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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But, as fate would have it, the rest of the tech industry quickly zoomed past the original AI chatbot interaction model and have focused all of their efforts on agentic AI—which essentially extends AI capabilities into autonomously doing more sophisticated tasks.—
Bob O'Donnell,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Open views stretch south toward the supertalls along Billionaires’ Row and west toward the Central Park Reservoir over the slender white spire of the landmark Brick Presbyterian Church.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
9 June 2026
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The model and Kora Organics founder opted for the Blossom style from the French luxury house in white patent calf leather, with a slim open toe, a narrow front strap and a slender ankle strap that looped behind the heel.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Time for a graceful exit strategy.—
Kevin Brazil,
Harpers Magazine,
9 June 2026
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Chestnuts bloom in these graceful, long pine-tree shapes, which look like a symbol of something.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Specifically saying these white, thin, traditionally feminine bodies are not just aspirational but symbols of morality, tradition, purity.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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This game isn't in Las Vegas, this is in Sacramento, so the thin air that carried the ball out of the park the past few days is not a factor.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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But the contact needs to be smooth to help with the disguise aspect.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The smooth leather exterior truly gives it the appearance of a custom desk accessory.—
Jaha Nailah Avery,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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But the broader narrative that repeated dieting inevitably hollows out lean tissue is not supported by the current body of evidence.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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In lean mice and minipigs, a single intramuscular injection of BRP before feeding cut food intake by up to 50% within one hour.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Be sure to drop into the sultry Pine Bar—all low lighting and dark corners—which specializes in wonderfully creative cocktails, delivered in whimsical locked boxes by suave waiters in red-velvet smoking jackets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Svelte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/svelte. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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