as in lightweight
having little weight
the long illness left him frail and underweight
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Leclerc and Gasly were both disqualified for having underweight cars.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Similarly, while a net +17% of fund managers were overweight U.S. stocks last month, this month that figure fell to -23%, showing that most managers are now underweight the U.S. market.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
At the hospital, staff told police the infant weighed about 13 pounds and was extremely underweight and underdeveloped for her age, according to Brittian’s arrest affidavit.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Wells Fargo lowered its price target on Ulta Beauty to $310 a share from $360 and kept its underweight sell rating on the stock after earnings.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Similarly, while a net +17% of fund managers were overweight U.S. stocks last month, this month that figure fell to -23%, showing that most managers are now underweight the U.S. market.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
At the hospital, staff told police the infant weighed about 13 pounds and was extremely underweight and underdeveloped for her age, according to Brittian’s arrest affidavit.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Wells Fargo lowered its price target on Ulta Beauty to $310 a share from $360 and kept its underweight sell rating on the stock after earnings.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Underweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underweight. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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