: one that thins
specifically : a volatile liquid (such as turpentine) used especially to thin paint
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The math is simple: In order to draw more districts favoring Republicans, GOP legislators had to spread their own voters a little thinner. —
David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026 There are plenty of ways to wear a French manicure, but the micro-French reduces the characteristic white border to a minimum: the thinner, the better. —Laura Solla, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026 The center panel is the thickest at 4.2 mm, and the other two are fractions of a millimeter thinner. —ArsTechnica, 2 Dec. 2025 Though the shots are longer and the cover thinner, hunting from the ground remains the best way to kill a trophy Coues deer in the Southwest. —Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thinner
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David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026 There are plenty of ways to wear a French manicure, but the micro-French reduces the characteristic white border to a minimum: the thinner, the better. —Laura Solla, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026 The center panel is the thickest at 4.2 mm, and the other two are fractions of a millimeter thinner. —ArsTechnica, 2 Dec. 2025 Though the shots are longer and the cover thinner, hunting from the ground remains the best way to kill a trophy Coues deer in the Southwest. —Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thinner
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thinner
noun
thin·ner ˈthin-ər 
: one that thins
especially : a liquid (as turpentine) used to thin paint
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