Sheer
Thin
Thin adjective - Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section.
Usage example: thin wire
Sheer is a synonym for thin in transparent topic. You can use "Sheer" instead the word "Thin" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Combat Girl from Super Monday Night Combat fires a "combat laser" out of thin air apparently by sheer power of will.
Source: Kamehame Hadoken - The air, thin as it is due to the sheer altitude of the skyline (nobody lives on the deadly ground level), is heavily polluted from centuries of neglect.
Source: Crapsack World / Literature - To give just one example, while son Christopher is given a Lens, his four sisters are not ... instead, they realize they might be useful occasionally, create them out of thin air using sheer mind power, and then dissolve them again the same way until they're needed.
Source: Superpowerful Genetics
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