slim down
phrasal verb
slimmed down; slimming down; slims down
1
: to lose weight : to become thinner
2
: to make (something) smaller : reduce
We have to slim down the company's advertising budget.
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People may slim down enough, at least initially, to prevent or help control type 2 diabetes, said Tom Wadden, an obesity researcher at the University of Pennsylvania who has been involved in clinical trials of both lifestyle modifications and GLP-1 drugs as treatments for obesity.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Fiscal analysts’ recommendations include drawing down roughly half of the $2.5 billion rainy day fund and another measure that would significantly slim down the state’s reserves in case of a recession.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
That's why so many of the former players cut down on their high-calorie diets and slim down after retiring.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
One big risk to the tax titles of the IRA is a possible Republican move to cap its currently uncapped energy tax incentives, which could significantly slim down credits that many now expect to cost upward of $1 trillion.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Fiscal analysts’ recommendations include drawing down roughly half of the $2.5 billion rainy day fund and another measure that would significantly slim down the state’s reserves in case of a recession.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
That's why so many of the former players cut down on their high-calorie diets and slim down after retiring.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
One big risk to the tax titles of the IRA is a possible Republican move to cap its currently uncapped energy tax incentives, which could significantly slim down credits that many now expect to cost upward of $1 trillion.
—Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Slim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20down. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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