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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Step 6: Transplant Rooted Cuttings into Soil When the cuttings’ roots are at least 1½ inches long, transplant the new hoya plants into pots filled with potting mix.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
Both of them work at the White Lotus and are mostly removed from guest drama — at least for now.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Step 6: Transplant Rooted Cuttings into Soil When the cuttings’ roots are at least 1½ inches long, transplant the new hoya plants into pots filled with potting mix.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
Women nominated for Grammy Awards, for instance, were most likely to be recognized for best new artist or song of the year and least likely to be up for producer of the year.
—August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for least
Noun
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Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The owner, knowing that his establishment is at capacity and taking into consideration the troublesome nobodies who are seeking entry, brusquely sends them away.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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According to The Weather Channel, there is minimal rain expected from Thursday to Saturday, indicating a low likelihood of rain interfering with Thursday's Duel at Daytona or the Friday NASCAR Truck Series.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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With minimal access to media, the dual American Israeli citizen only learned months after he was captured that his son had survived the attack that launched the war in Gaza.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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People might start flinging zeros at him now in the anticipation of working with the next Christopher Nolan.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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But whatever happens, clips are likely to be all over your social media feeds shortly after the clock hits double zeros.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Monkey in mere intestinal yardage, but their greatest leverage is their leanness: Blood and guts, on repeat.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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Yet what took centuries in the colonial era is now unfolding at lightning speed in mere days through digital means.—
Allison Stanger,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The windows leak, the gutters need cleaning, insects are making their way inside and, to make matters worse, Rolf has a hard time keeping a carer.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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In addition to butterflies, the mountain supports 195 species of birds, 13 reptile species, six amphibian species, small mammals, and rare insects such as the San Francisco Forktail Damselfly, according to San Bruno Mountain Watch.—
Ryan Macasero,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pressed on one side by hard-liners and on the other by opponents of the Islamic Republic, the regime’s centrists and reformists had become political nonentities.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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At the time the house was a nonentity, the models dull, the clients wealthy women who did not dress in the latest styles.—
Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
17 Sep. 2024
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“Least.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/least. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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