defatted

as in lean

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Adjective
  • However, what the study suggests is that this struggle has just gotten leaner and meaner – with a rise of 5.8% in unemployment for new college grads, and similar other harbingers of doom for Gen Z as a labor force.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • By contrast, Ono’s tentative UF contract is notably leaner — and stricter.
    Garrett Shanley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Adjective
  • Without dystrophin, muscles in various parts of the body — such as the legs, arms and heart — get replaced with fibrous tissue.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • The intervertebral discs between the spinal vertebrae comprise a gel-like core, the nucleus pulposus (NP), encased by a tough, fibrous outer ring.
    Paul McClure May 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025
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“Defatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defatted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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