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slim

verb as in lose weight

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“The chances of him making a full recovery were looking slimmer and slimmer every day, so I think he just put up the fight as long as he could.”

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The summer months were a time to bulk up or slim down, to polish up the 3-point shot or develop a post-up game.

When Clark limped off the court over two months ago, though, the Fever’s chances seemed to be between slim and none.

Former world number one Novak Djokovic, who has slimmed down his schedule in recent years to protect his body, has called on players to be more united, external in forcing change.

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In an era of brazen, bad-faith redistricting efforts, the prospects of winning a fair election as a newly gerrymandered candidate are slim, especially for Democrats.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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