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Use "thinning" in a sentence
"The long-term thinning trend is evident from observations, as well as computer modeling of the Arctic climate."
"Osteoporosis is characterized by the thinning of bone, which leaves it more vulnerable to fractures."
"We infer from our oxygen isotope measurements in planktonic foraminifera that the Larsen B ice shelf has been thinning throughout the Holocene, and we suggest that the recent prolonged period of warming in the Antarctic Peninsula region, in combination with the long-term thinning, has led to collapse of the ice shelf."