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Recent Examples of jot The male characters, from the man behind the curtain (Blake Hammond in a hammy turn as the Wizard of Oz) to the party boy Fiyero, (Xavier McKinnon) never steal even a jot of attention from the bond between Elphaba and Glinda. Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024 Beyond black-and-navy, some folks refuse to let brown duet with black, or fret if the shades of their shoes and belt differ a jot. Jamie Waters, wsj.com, 28 Apr. 2023 But that won’t change matters one jot. Washington Post, 15 July 2021 But that has not consoled Mr Trump one jot. The Economist, 9 July 2020 See All Example Sentences for jot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Duhaime says that's because of the Roman numerals of Super Bowl LIX (which sounds like licks).
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Never mind that precious little of California’s water supply originates in a southern Oregon watershed.
    Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
  • 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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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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