lean
verb (used without object)
to incline or bend from a vertical position.
leanly
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a word derived from
lean.
Example Sentences
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At the end of last month, Amazon announced it was axing 14,000 jobs, saying it needed to be "organised more leanly" to seize the opportunity provided by AI.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
Amazon is convinced that it needs to be organized more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, “to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
Amazon has aimed to operate more leanly in light of recent economic uncertainty.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
The Massachusetts-based disaster relief nonprofit, like so many charitable organizations have for decades, feels the pressure to operate as leanly as possible.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Long and leanly muscular, he dwarfed the molded plastic elementary school chair he was sitting in.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
