slim down

British  

verb

1. to make or become slim, esp intentionally

2. to make (an organization) more efficient or (of an organization) to become more efficient, esp by cutting staff

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noun

1. an instance of an organization slimming down

Example Sentences

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slim down

Reporter Sara Ashley O’Brien: When I joined the Journal, in the fall of 2022, my first story looked at a little-known drug called Ozempic being injected by coastal elites to slim down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

The decision follows a review of BP's operations as it seeks to slim down the group.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Recently, in an effort to slim down my expenses, I’ve been reaching for more canned goods — notably, soups.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Nestlé said on Thursday that it had agreed to sell Blue Bottle Coffee, a coffee roaster, to Centurium Capital, part of an effort to slim down and refocus around core brands.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

Consequently, whenever Groves made plans to slim down the Manhattan Project’s lab network, he left the Rad Lab alone.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik