thin
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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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Vocabulary lists containing thin
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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