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[ lee-ner ] / ˈli nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leaner ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person or thing that leans. Horseshoes. a thrown horseshoe that leans against the stake. Origin of leanerFirst recorded in 1530–40; lean1 + -er1 Words nearby leanerLeamington Spa, lean, lean and hungry look, lean-burn, Leander, leaner, lean-faced, leangle, leaning, Leaning Tower of Pisa, lean on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leanerBut will forgoing your morning oatmeal really lead to a leaner body and better athletic performance? Does Fasted Cardio Really Burn More Fat?|DailyBurn|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the new, leaner strategy, any bloat has to go, even if it means reversing on a major earlier decision. Bill Gates’ Internet Doomsday Prophesy Comes True|Kyle Chayka|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST A preference for leaner, more efficient government is the concern that unites all Republicans. Are Moderate Republicans Useless?|David Frum|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST But once we get lean (or at least leaner), why does it take something close to superhuman effort to stay that way? The Only Logical Way to End the Obesity Epidemic|Gary Taubes|January 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now with a “leaner” military, as Obama described it on Thursday, UAVs are getting another boost. Inside Obama’s Pentagon Downsizing: More Drones, Smaller Military|Tara McKelvey|January 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST The men that get aboard are leaner and longer, with a swinging stride like so many panthers. The World on Wheels and Other Sketches|Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) Taylor Only his cheeks seemed firmer and leaner, and the eyes were now the baffling eyes of a man. Athalie|Robert W. Chambers Many a man who did not grasp the significance of initiative became a "leaner" for the rest of his life. Laugh and Live|Douglas Fairbanks If England were cut up into small allotments, the general state would be harder and leaner than before. British Socialism|J. Ellis Barker Kentucky was leaner than he should be, not so well nourished as they would like to have him, but his spirit was unabated. Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady
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