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as in skinny
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
the svelte dancer seemed to float across the stage
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as in sophisticated
having or showing very polished and worldly manners
the interior designer spoke in a low, svelte voice
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Recent Examples of svelte
Just days after she was mercilessly ridiculed online for bikini pictures captured by the paparazzi (and a subsequent fiery response of her own), the actress continued to show some skin, posting images on social media that showed off her svelte frame and highlighted her ambassadorship with Miu Miu.
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Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The company says its largest, 53-centimeter supercar-level motor has a 21-inch diameter, and checks in at a svelte 40 kilograms (88 pounds).
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
The svelte zoom lens is razor-sharp, focuses quickly, and matches up with APS-C mirrorless cameras quite well.
—PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
The Spider adds a healthy 185 pounds versus the Roma coupe, yet still only tips the scales at a relatively svelte 3,430 pounds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
The company says its largest, 53-centimeter supercar-level motor has a 21-inch diameter, and checks in at a svelte 40 kilograms (88 pounds).
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025
The svelte zoom lens is razor-sharp, focuses quickly, and matches up with APS-C mirrorless cameras quite well.
—PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024
The Spider adds a healthy 185 pounds versus the Roma coupe, yet still only tips the scales at a relatively svelte 3,430 pounds.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for svelte
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Something is wrong when a police officer who threatened to kill my son comes to my home and, without hesitating, without negotiating with a sick, skinny 21-year-old in crisis, carries out his threat and shoots my son five times.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The woman walked past, shuffling her skinny legs with determination.—
Samanta Schweblin,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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Modern devices are equipped with sophisticated hardware and software to monitor key aspects of battery health, including temperature, voltage, and current.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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As exclusion laws intensified during the late nineteenth century, Chinese migrants adopted increasingly sophisticated strategies to circumvent them.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Physically strong for his tender age and slender frame, Yalcouye demonstrated a strong defensive mindset, excelling as a ball-winning midfielder.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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No matter the quality of what exists of the film today, piercing through the celluloid is the indelible creepy image of Schreck and his slender 6-foot 3-inch frame as Orlok.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The result is a graceful character study that explores why someone’s capacity for warmth seems to have long been drained.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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With graceful bubbles and a silky mouthfeel, lemon and pear dance on the palate.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Mother Nature removes this thin coating of cement/lime paste over time, exposing the sand color to your eyes.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Verge’s Allison Johnson joins David and Nilay to talk about the vibes at Unpacked, where the thinner S25 Edge inspired raucous enthusiasm, and where Samsung tried to make the case that AI will make your phone better even if there’s not much new hardware to speak of.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
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Using a rubber spatula, fold in chocolate chips; stir mixture until smooth, about 1 minute.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2025
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The finish is long, smooth, warming, and lingering sweetness.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Prioritize vegetables, lean proteins and meats, and whole foods that are low in fat and processed ingredients.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
20 Jan. 2025
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Most organizations fighting the left lean toward despair, while most future-building is done by the left.—
Josh Rottenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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The most successful of his sprawling New York rap crew, Mayers vaulted to fame in 2011 with a style defined by suave braggadocio and self-mythologizing reminiscent of old-school legends such as Rakim and the Wu-Tang Clan.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Fife is almost the polar opposite of the suave escort in American Gigolo, yet Gere places them both on a continuum of internal and external deception.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Svelte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/svelte. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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