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sleeker

American  
[sleek-er] / ˈslik ər /

noun

  1. a tool, machine, etc., that sleeks or smooths.

  2. a raincoat; slicker.


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At the lone, crunchy macrobiotic restaurant that continues to exist, stubbornly, as the city grows sleeker and more expensive around it.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Ms Tekwani aims to design and launch products that are sleeker while preserving core Art Deco principles.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Today’s office chairs use new materials and sleeker designs, but the promise of “an easy rested look” never grows old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

There will be a sleeker smartwatch and a cutting-edge GPS tracking shoe sole like that one Instagram keeps showing you.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

Looking round the little group that gathered on the grass, Hazel saw that all of them—even Holly—were looking stronger, sleeker and in better shape than when they had first come to the down.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams