Thesaurus / slender
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Bright flowers fringed the patio, and slender trees cast ragged patches of shade on the sidewalk.
“WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO IS DEAD OR ALIVE”: TRAPPED INSIDE AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY DURING THE PANDEMICBY AVA KOFMANNOVEMBER 30, 2020PROPUBLICAAt 73, Rhodes-Johnson wore her blond hair swept back, slender hoops in her ears.
HER STEPFATHER ADMITTED TO SEXUALLY ABUSING HER. THAT WASN’T ENOUGH TO KEEP HER SAFE.BY NADIA SUSSMANSEPTEMBER 18, 2020PROPUBLICAFrom a bite of cracker they are able to extract all of the nourishment that simply slides unabsorbed through the digestive tract of slender types.
WHAT THE MEADOW TEACHES US - ISSUE 90: SOMETHING GREENANDREAS WEBERSEPTEMBER 16, 2020NAUTILUSThe slender body of the pen also feels lightweight and looks sophisticated, and the whole set can be stored easily, too.
ADD SOME VERVE TO YOUR LIFE WITH THESE COLORFUL PENSPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMSEPTEMBER 11, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCERecent studies have begun to identify the cells in the olfactory epithelium, a slender sheet of tissue that lines part of the nasal cavity, that seem vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
THE WAY THE CORONAVIRUS MESSES WITH SMELL HINTS AT HOW IT AFFECTS THE BRAINLAURA SANDERSJUNE 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWSUnder the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDOne would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINHe saw a large building, in front of which were long, slender strips of shining steel.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUMRarely, sodium urate occurs in crystalline form—slender prisms, arranged in fan- or sheaf-like structures (Fig. 32).
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDThe individual prisms are usually slender, with one beveled, wedge-like end, but are sometimes needle-like.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO SLENDER
- adroit
- aesthetic
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