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
Stefanik was Trump’s nominee to be the next United Nations ambassador, until she was pulled in March over GOP jitters over its paper-thin majority in the House and potentially losing her usually safe seat in upstate New York.
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Greenwashing remains widespread and companies are well aware that sustainability sells, even if the claims are paper-thin.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For such projects, Van den Heever added to her knife set the kind of skinny, snaky blade used in Spain for carving paper-thin slices off a classic jamón ibérico.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
That’s not reassuring, given the state’s paper-thin record of successfully managing big projects and big emergencies.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Greenwashing remains widespread and companies are well aware that sustainability sells, even if the claims are paper-thin.
—Zoe Bayliss Wong, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For such projects, Van den Heever added to her knife set the kind of skinny, snaky blade used in Spain for carving paper-thin slices off a classic jamón ibérico.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
That’s not reassuring, given the state’s paper-thin record of successfully managing big projects and big emergencies.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paper-thin
Adjective
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While Paul is still remarkably good for someone at his experience level, the novelty of his act has been wearing thin.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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And was there ever, complete with Angus Young, knobby knees and thin ankles, scampering, duck-walking and hopping from place to place.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs gave up two late runs in a narrow 2-1 loss to Arizona in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday night at Globe Life Field.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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The Formula 1 season moves to its most iconic venue this weekend, with the eighth round of the championship taking place around the narrow streets of Monaco.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Courtesy of Dyson For such a slender vacuum, Dyson managed to squeeze in a ton of noteworthy features.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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In 2016, the Dodgers sent pitcher Zach Lee to the Pacific Northwest in return for the slender middle infielder.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Paper-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paper-thin. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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