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thin

[thin] / θɪn /






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Because the spacecraft is approaching from the night side of the planet, Mars will first appear as a thin crescent illuminated by only a narrow strip of sunlight.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Still, her backing from elected Democrats remains comparatively thin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The oblong ugly vegetable with lizard-like ridges is dark green, holding secrets, grows on thin vines.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The light-sensitive molecules in a Most system must be spread relatively thin.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

And Patch was still thin, still white, his skirt big enough for two boys his size.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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