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slender

[slen-der] / ˈslɛn dər /


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Sprouting eyes, wings, beaks, the slender monolith seemingly rotates and billows as it rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The slender and rangy left-hander Kemp, almost Ben Stokes-like with a flowing bat swing, hits cleanly straight or, as shown with her two sixes against Scotland, over mid-wicket.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

But when Ser Duncan the Tall crosses paths with a slender, small boy calling himself Egg, so begins a friendship that will one day change the Seven Kingdoms.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

A sleek modernist home with a single white director’s chair sits in the background with two slender palm trees rising into the light blue sky behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“Get out of here!” he said, poking me slightly with his long, slender fingers.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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