Tenuous

Weak; barely holding together.
  

     

 

Possible paraphrasing solution:
Original sentence:

"The basketball team had a tenuous lead at halftime."

Paraphrased sentence:

The basketball team was barely holding onto their lead at halftime.

 
   
 

Your turn:

Paraphrase 2 of these sentences:

1  Even though he was passing Math, Ken's grade was tenuous.  

2. We should not confuse a tenuous claim with a well-proven fact.

3. Rescue workers had only tenuous footing when they rescued the man in the mudslide.

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