thin
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He warned the White House that the whole ploy wouldn’t work: Small-business owners wouldn’t voluntarily forgo price increases because their margins were too thin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Researchers examined thin slices of fossil bone under specialized lighting that can reveal growth rings that are difficult to detect using standard methods.
From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026
Not that the songs weren’t admirably performed, but the same intensity of emotion can’t be conjured out of thin air.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
In dilated cardiomyopathy, the muscle walls of the heart become stretched and thin, so they cannot pump blood around the body properly, according to the NHS.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
Far in the back was a station that was made of crisscrossing beams, upon which were thin strips of meat being turned into jerky.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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