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wafer-thin

[wey-fer-thin] / ˈweɪ fərˈθɪn /
ADJECTIVE
paper
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Bulky server racks and wafer-thin semiconductors needed for the AI build-out are taking up space in cargo planes once occupied by packages of low-price apparel and knickknacks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The Heisman Trophy winner and former No. 1 overall pick has spent his adult life in that wafer-thin line at the top, the lofty latitude occupied by the best players in the game.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2025

"She's sleeping on a wafer-thin mattress," he said of his mother, "that causes a lot of upset".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2025

The Fra’ Mani is larger in circumference and sliced wafer-thin.

From Seattle Times Jun. 5, 2024

But the moat’s waters were ever shifting, concealed only by a wafer-thin skin of frost.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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