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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Legions of federal workers now are pondering a crash-course in retirement planning under President Trump’s drive to slim down the government.
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Looking ahead to fiscal 2026, P&G is projecting a headwind from tariffs of $600 million before taxes.
P&G, which owns Pampers, Tide and Swiffer, is planning a broader effort to reevaluate its portfolio, restructure its supply chain and slim down its corporate organization.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Companies are looking for new opportunities to streamline their marketing content creation, bring new forms of creativity and slim down their advertising budgets.
—Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Quartz’s Harri Weber has more on Novo Nordisk’s big slim down.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 June 2025
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Russ Wiles, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Looking ahead to fiscal 2026, P&G is projecting a headwind from tariffs of $600 million before taxes.
P&G, which owns Pampers, Tide and Swiffer, is planning a broader effort to reevaluate its portfolio, restructure its supply chain and slim down its corporate organization.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Companies are looking for new opportunities to streamline their marketing content creation, bring new forms of creativity and slim down their advertising budgets.
—Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Quartz’s Harri Weber has more on Novo Nordisk’s big slim down.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 June 2025
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“Slim down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20down. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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