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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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Davies drew on Welsh folk horror for this haunting ghost story, bringing a smidgen of fantasy to the sci-fi series.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
The local firm John Maniscalco Architecture designed the extraordinary build, which is now on the market for a smidgen under $20 million, $2.1 million less than its original asking price.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
The personal savings rate stood at 3.8% in January, according to federal data, meaning that consumers set aside only a smidgen of their income as savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
As a result, its properties are not just well known, but rote, textbook material: Electrons have a smidgen of mass and negative electric charge.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 July 2024
The local firm John Maniscalco Architecture designed the extraordinary build, which is now on the market for a smidgen under $20 million, $2.1 million less than its original asking price.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 June 2024
The personal savings rate stood at 3.8% in January, according to federal data, meaning that consumers set aside only a smidgen of their income as savings.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2024
As a result, its properties are not just well known, but rote, textbook material: Electrons have a smidgen of mass and negative electric charge.
—Daniel Garisto, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smidgen
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Now the sprawling contemporary structure in the Bird Streets of Los Angeles has just popped up for sale again, this time asking a speck under $18 million.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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Bruce Rivers: … there was not one speck of blood on his shirt, on his pants, on his face, anywhere whatsoever.Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Usually when India are thrown against the wall at home, the authorities allow for a little bit of home cooking.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Even the room feels a little bit rich, with dark walls, glossy wood panelling, and an austere display of sake bottles against the back of the sushi bar.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Our planet’s magnetic field shields Earth’s biosphere and atmosphere from barrages of high-energy cosmic rays and dangerous outbursts of solar particles and radiation.Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
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Just as physicists deduced the existence of subatomic particles from the movements of visible matter, San hunters reconstructed the behaviors of invisible animals from tracks.Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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The pasta is topped with a sprinkling of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Starting in 2023 with its new Apple TV deal, the league committed to playing most games on Saturdays, with regular weeknight games on Wednesdays, and a sprinkling of games on Sundays.Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Drone footage shows the roof of the dome being ripped off in shreds, eventually falling away entirely to expose the dome’s supporting structural beams and the interior of the ballpark, from the stadium seating to the outfield.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
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The latter, topped with passionfruit foam and shreds of pepper, is the bestselling cocktail here by far, and the tangy fruit froth complements the spicy heat beneath.Adrienne Wyper, The Week UK, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
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Yet the new building’s geometric clean lines and splashes of orange — the school’s color — over a chrome exterior is attracting students in a way that Chabot College hasn’t experienced since the COVID-19 pandemic.Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Flour, sugar, vanilla extract, salt, butter, and a splash of vinegar round out the recipe.Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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In recent years, Napa wineries have hosted the event in April, welcoming the gentle warmth and hint of summer, while Healdsburg in Sonoma County follows up in mid-July, allowing guests to bask in the sunny California days and cool evenings.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ohio’s 9th and 13th congressional districts Two key races in Ohio could also provide early hints about who will control the House.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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This technique is primarily performed to alter the color so a dish wouldn’t end up with black flecks.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2024
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The black flecks swirl as players step through a doorway to fight the boss.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Smidgen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smidgen. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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