as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
only a modicum of skill is necessary to put the kit together
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Recent Examples of modicum
The return to a modicum of normalcy brought students some relief.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
When he was named commissioner in late 1943, Hannegan brought a modicum of relevant experience to the job, having served as collector of internal revenue for the Eastern District of Missouri for about a year.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Our meetings had a significance for me because of my belief that if our society is to restore itself there must be the possibility of a serious dialogue between philosophical opponents and a modicum of mutual respect.
—John R. MacArthur, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Okay, where then would an intelligence explosion have a modicum of chance occurring?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
When he was named commissioner in late 1943, Hannegan brought a modicum of relevant experience to the job, having served as collector of internal revenue for the Eastern District of Missouri for about a year.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Our meetings had a significance for me because of my belief that if our society is to restore itself there must be the possibility of a serious dialogue between philosophical opponents and a modicum of mutual respect.
—John R. MacArthur, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Okay, where then would an intelligence explosion have a modicum of chance occurring?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modicum
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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
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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
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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
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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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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When the last shreds of sunlight vanish, everyone pulls their car up to the field and turns on their headlights.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2025
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Waste management giant Veolia shreds blades into small pieces that go in kilns to replace the coal, sand and clay required to make cement.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Never mind that precious little of California’s water supply originates in a southern Oregon watershed.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Parents of littles, there's an important recall to tell you about that might affect your child's car seat.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Modicum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modicum. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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