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slim

[slim] / slɪm /
VERB
lose weight
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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The following year, Pulte even produced a slim volume annotating some of his grandfather’s sayings and quotations.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Now, because of a mix of slim restaurant margins, inflation, a national protein obsession and consumer expectations, the beloved yardbird has become a proxy for the affordability crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Hopes for his survival were slim as oxygen levels at that altitude are critically low.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

At Raman’s election-night party at Boomtown Brewery on the outskirts of Little Tokyo, I saw why her chances of becoming L.A.’s next mayor were slim from the start.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

They sprang out of the water like sleek mojarras—two slim, delicate fish flying out of the river.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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