razor-thin
adjective
chiefly US
: very small or thin
razor-thin models
He won by a razor-thin margin.
It was a razor-thin victory.
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Johnson scored Trump’s endorsement days ahead of the new Congress commencing on Friday and a key vote to rename him speaker of the House with a razor-thin majority.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
But given Johnson’s razor-thin Republican majority in the House, and Democratic control of the Senate, the CR included a number of provisions designed to attract Democratic support, as well as provisions not directly related to spending that have bipartisan support.
—Bydavid Malakoff, science.org, 19 Dec. 2024
After losing the razor-thin 1960 presidential race to John F. Kennedy, Nixon turned around to run for governor of the Golden State.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Yet, this formula has also shown that Pittsburgh’s margin for error is razor-thin.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
But given Johnson’s razor-thin Republican majority in the House, and Democratic control of the Senate, the CR included a number of provisions designed to attract Democratic support, as well as provisions not directly related to spending that have bipartisan support.
—Bydavid Malakoff, science.org, 19 Dec. 2024
After losing the razor-thin 1960 presidential race to John F. Kennedy, Nixon turned around to run for governor of the Golden State.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Yet, this formula has also shown that Pittsburgh’s margin for error is razor-thin.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Razor-thin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/razor-thin. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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