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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diddly-squat
Noun
  • Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.
    Fox News, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.
    Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Our driver, Stu, was a hoot and snuck in a couple of impromptu stops at Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest street, and the historic Dunedin Railway Station, an architectural landmark considered to be the most photographed building in New Zealand.
    Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The prolonged hoots and hollers that followed, so soon after the concert’s start, said it all: there were two stars in the house.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Duhaime says that's because of the Roman numerals of Super Bowl LIX (which sounds like licks).
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Diddly-squat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diddly-squat. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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