a shade

idiom

: a bit : a little
He is just a shade taller than his brother.

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Maybe In Small Doses More than one designer is choosing a shade of pink as its 2025 color. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 For the first time in over twenty years, Pantone has chosen a shade of brown for its famed and always highly anticipated 2025 Color of the Year. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024 For applications like this, Lynch says a shade or a cafe curtain is a must. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2024 Emerson rests under a shade facing Tisdale, while Jupiter sits up and faces forward in her seat. Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a shade 

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“A shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20shade. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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