Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective as thin as a razor blade; very thin.
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- adjective Extremely
fine . So thin that it can almost not be seen. - adjective A very small
difference , oradvantage , when comparing two items.
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Examples
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It's a razor-thin line between starting the Mike Shanahan era 2-2 and starting it 0-4.
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Former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's bloc won with a razor-thin lead, but the Shiite leader's chances of obtaining the top position seem impossible.
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She placed this affair on a silver patterned tray with a razor-thin, fan-shaped spatula.
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His razor-thin majority is a particular handicap now, as Italy, one of the most indebted countries among the 17 nations that share the euro currency, tries to pass legislation aimed at lowering its debt and modernizing its economy.
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A third major challenge for the SEC involves the rise of so-called high-frequency trading, in which investment firms use powerful computers to detect razor-thin market inefficiencies and then take advantage of them by trading large volumes of shares in mere milliseconds, the report says.
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She placed this affair on a silver patterned tray with a razor-thin, fan-shaped spatula.
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WHAT WENT WRONG: The Cavaliers had a razor-thin margin of error.
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I'm an indie publisher with razor-thin margins, and since the vast majority of my customers are online, it just doesn't make sense to end up with a few cents on the dollar per sale, which is what would happen if I were to get this distributed into bookstores.
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Webb's razor-thin 2006 victory was fueled by the same basic forces that propelled the Democratic takeover of Congress - broad dissatisfaction with President Bush and the Iraq war, and a big move among the state's independent voters.
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Many bond-market experts, most notably Pimco's Bill Gross , have warned that razor-thin yields—now at less than 3% on 10-year Treasurys—signal a coming bear market.
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