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slender

[slen-der] / ˈslɛn dər /


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First, their majorities in the House and Senate are perilously slender.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Not one of the galleries has a skylight, although some have one or two slender slits atop the walls that admit weak slivers of borrowed light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

No actor in a movie this month is enjoying themselves more than Ian McKellen as an egomaniac painter in Steven Soderbergh’s slender pleasure “The Christophers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

This ancient relative, like the newly identified species, had long, slender legs and lived fully on land rather than in water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

She took his hand in her slender fingers.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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