- comparative of slim.
slimmer
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People familiar with the device described it as slimmer than an iPhone and running on a proprietary operating system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
“It’s becoming a slimmer and slimmer slice of residents” that Reach can serve, she said.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The U.S. strategic crude stockpiles are dwindling at a record pace and are approaching their lowest in decades — but concerns about slimmer reserves may be overblown.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
But for “middle restaurants” — between fast-casual spots without extensive table service and high-level tasting menus — restaurateurs often make up for the slimmer margins with volume.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Cabin two was more graceful somehow, with slimmer columns garlanded with pomegranates and flowers.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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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