slender
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John Higgins opened up a slender 13-11 advantage over Shaun Murphy heading into the final session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The following year, Britain and the U.S. agreed to build a military base on Diego Garcia, a slender, open-jawed island, and the two governments began plotting the expulsion of the Chagossians from the entire archipelago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Including those slender gains, the stock has slumped 17% this year.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Her fingers, fair and slender, were laden with jewelled rings, any one of which would have fed us for a year.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing slender
15 Synonyms for "Thin": An Eileen Ford (1922-2014) Tribute List
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
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Prince Caspian
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