slim down
phrasal verb
slimmed down; slimming down; slims down
1
: to lose weight : to become thinner
2
: to make (something) smaller : reduce
We have to slim down the company's advertising budget.
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The attorneys general’s conversations zero in on major federal actions, from birthright citizenship to DOGE’s efforts to slim down the federal government.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
At the time, Newsweek was told this was connected to the king's desire to slim down the monarchy and that Harry and Meghan had wanted their children to get what Eugenie and Beatrice were given.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Hollywood has asked actors to bulk up, slim down, and go full shapeshifter for decades — but Channing Tatum is done playing along.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s why private sector buyout offers are usually narrowly targeted–to, for example, workers in the departments a company wants to close, slim down or consolidate.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
At the time, Newsweek was told this was connected to the king's desire to slim down the monarchy and that Harry and Meghan had wanted their children to get what Eugenie and Beatrice were given.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Hollywood has asked actors to bulk up, slim down, and go full shapeshifter for decades — but Channing Tatum is done playing along.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s why private sector buyout offers are usually narrowly targeted–to, for example, workers in the departments a company wants to close, slim down or consolidate.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slim down
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“Slim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20down. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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