as in thin
being of less than usual width
since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin, I get way too much information about my coworker's love life
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Recent Examples of paper-thin
Others say a Chicago street peddler named Anthony Ferreri first sliced the beef into paper-thin pieces so 15 pounds could serve 50 people.
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Several school board races in metro Atlanta’s largest counties had paper-thin results.
—Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
That distinction matters when hospital CFOs are trying to protect paper-thin margins.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Dishes are refined and satisfying—a Friday lunch in February included an avocado quinoa salad with paper-thin radishes and chimichurri, roasted scallops with barley risotto and a chilly glass of the house brut champagne.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Several school board races in metro Atlanta’s largest counties had paper-thin results.
—Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
That distinction matters when hospital CFOs are trying to protect paper-thin margins.
—Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Dishes are refined and satisfying—a Friday lunch in February included an avocado quinoa salad with paper-thin radishes and chimichurri, roasted scallops with barley risotto and a chilly glass of the house brut champagne.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper-thin
Adjective
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Specifically saying these white, thin, traditionally feminine bodies are not just aspirational but symbols of morality, tradition, purity.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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This game isn't in Las Vegas, this is in Sacramento, so the thin air that carried the ball out of the park the past few days is not a factor.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The narrow win pushed Morocco into first place in Group C, all but securing a spot in the knockout rounds for the 2022 World Cup semifinalists.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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Just outside downtown, this narrow stretch of former warehouses is now lined with markets, mom-and-pop shops and restaurants that spill onto the sidewalks all summer long.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Eschewing fences and pavement in favor of natural footpaths lined with brambles and shrubs, these slender pathways provide epic sea views while leaving the ancestral homes of other animals intact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Credit is due to Spike Lee, who always shows up, and has since Patrick Ewing was a slender rookie and the world was young.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper-thin. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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