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also smidgeon
or smidgin
or smidge
as in speck
a very small amount
the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left
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Recent Examples of smidgen
More importantly, was there ever a smidgen of love buried inside this aloof woman?
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Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
The Neighborhood opened Season 7 with 4.4 mil and a 0.5, down a smidgen in viewers yet up in the demo from its Season 6 averages.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024
Joe’s home life is again explored, in between (and amid) moments of professional crisis, but with a smidgen more transparency than that which kept her at arm’s length from husband Neal (Annable) and their two daughters in Season 1.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Oct. 2024
Despite the pledge made in 2013 by his successor, Shinzo Abe, to double FDI, as of 2019 the ratio was only a smidgen higher, at 4.4 percent.
—Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2021
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Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
The Neighborhood opened Season 7 with 4.4 mil and a 0.5, down a smidgen in viewers yet up in the demo from its Season 6 averages.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 Oct. 2024
Joe’s home life is again explored, in between (and amid) moments of professional crisis, but with a smidgen more transparency than that which kept her at arm’s length from husband Neal (Annable) and their two daughters in Season 1.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Oct. 2024
Despite the pledge made in 2013 by his successor, Shinzo Abe, to double FDI, as of 2019 the ratio was only a smidgen higher, at 4.4 percent.
—Richard Katz, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smidgen
Noun
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What sets Friedrich apart from everyone else is that solitary human being and his dual nature: both a tiny speck in the universe and the center of it all.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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One of them shows the moon from a distance—a tiny white speck in a sea of black—and the other captures the lander’s hardware with a view of the moon in the background.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There was bit of fear around killing Billy, who had quickly become a big part of the show.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Traditional computers do calculations using bits: data that exists in one state at a time, a one or a zero.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These particles have been found in various bodily organs—including the kidney, liver, placenta and testes—although not at such concentrations as now seen in the brain, the team said.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The thought is that the body recognizes these plastic particles and chemicals as foreign invaders, flipping the inflammatory response on.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The addition of beef suet and a sprinkling of instant masa give the stew its distinctive flavor.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
5 Feb. 2025
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In fact, what's easier than a beautiful tube pan cake with a simple glaze and a sprinkling of pecans?—
Anna Theoktisto,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Liu doesn’t invite a shred of sympathy for this pitiless mom.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The former hit a satellite of its own in 2021, creating more than 1,500 shreds of space debris.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And despite seeing a huge chunk of their local television revenue disappear, the Diamondbacks made a massive, unexpected splash with a contract that narrowly surpasses Zack Greinke’s six-year, $206.5 million deal from 2016 as the largest in team history.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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On one hand, nobody in the division has made any big offseason splashes.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The result is a nut butter with roasty toasty complexity and the slightest hint of natural sweetness.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appétit,
13 Feb. 2025
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Her makeup included bold brows, a smokey eye and a hint of a glossy lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The song structures melt into goo; the lyrics pelt flecks of raw feeling.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
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Each light is attached to a green string to easily blend into your tree, and once the lights are turned on, the liquid inside each bulb bubbles to reveal floating flecks of gold glitter to make your tree shine.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Smidgen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smidgen. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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