razor-thin
adjective
chiefly US
: very small or thin
razor-thin models
He won by a razor-thin margin.
It was a razor-thin victory.
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These companies, which already operate on razor-thin profit margins, will be disproportionately affected.
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Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The Gators, who won their first NCAA men’s championship title since 2007 and third overall, bested the Cougars by a razor-thin margin: 65-63.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Lee Jae-myung, the populist leader of the liberal Democratic Party who lost to Yoon by a razor-thin margin in 2022, is a clear front-runner, but faces legal challenges of his own.
—Joyce Lee, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
America is grateful to have a president who appreciates and understands the complexity of legislative branch issues and governing with a razor-thin House majority.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The Gators, who won their first NCAA men’s championship title since 2007 and third overall, bested the Cougars by a razor-thin margin: 65-63.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Lee Jae-myung, the populist leader of the liberal Democratic Party who lost to Yoon by a razor-thin margin in 2022, is a clear front-runner, but faces legal challenges of his own.
—Joyce Lee, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
America is grateful to have a president who appreciates and understands the complexity of legislative branch issues and governing with a razor-thin House majority.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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