as in lesser
having not so great importance or rank as another
the restaurant's chowder has been declared the state's best by no less a person than the governor himself
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
However, the number of workers who took the deferred resignation offer was less than the administration's target.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
Megan Friedman, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2016
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More than a month’s worth of rain deluged much of Kentucky in less than 24 hours and set the deadly flooding into motion.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
However, the number of workers who took the deferred resignation offer was less than the administration's target.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Get ready for a lot less facial hair on your television.
—Megan Friedman, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2016
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“Less.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/less. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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