- comparative of slim.
slimmer
Americannoun
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slimmers
plural
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Just inside the door, there was a flimsy mannequin with the face of a much younger, slimmer Trump, wearing a red “Trump 2028” hat, a dark suit, and a signature red tie.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Soon, the fun fan shot was replaced by one of those grim before-and-after shots: An obese Goodman in his 30s and the slimmer Goodman in his 70s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Responding to the watchdog, Jaded London argued it was "not clear" the model was holding a cigarette because it was slimmer than normal and "did not appear to be lit".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The results pile pressure on the beleaguered group, which has been suffering from slimmer margins from the sales of electric cars, US tariffs and above all intense Chinese competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her fingers were rather longer and slimmer, he realized, than those of any woman he’d known; and faster too.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
It found that slimmers who came off weight-loss injections regained their lost pounds four times faster than those who stopped a programme of conventional dieting and exercising.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Writing in a local paper in August 2015, Cox called them a “lifeline for job hunters without their own computer, slimmers, walkers, discussers, knitters and natterers”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2019
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