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Recent Examples of least
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
For each of them, at least one of your co-stars was either nominated for or won an Oscar.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
Instead of using the money to secure accommodations and flights for the Patriots, Smith is accused of using at least some of it to fund his own getaways to Mexico and Panama.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
For each of them, at least one of your co-stars was either nominated for or won an Oscar.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
Women nominated for Grammy Awards, for instance, were most likely to be recognized for best new artist or song of the year and least likely to be up for producer of the year.
—August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for least
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Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Kelce needn’t demonstrate expertise, and neither does the panel of celebrity-class obscurities: Nicole Byer, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ron Funches, Lala Kent, and Sophia Stallone, who each recall schoolroom nobodies.Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park has minimal light pollution and is recognized as an International Dark Sky Park.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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But consumers feel less wealthy due to falling property prices and minimal social welfare.Reuters, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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For the original Planet of the Apes novel, made up of about 83,000 words, the probability involves almost 700,000 decimal-place zeroes.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alas, the clock had reached triple zeroes, and the game was over.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2024
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Belichick has denied it, but even the mere idea was a vivid example of what made Belichick such a powerful figure in football, and what made teams now reluctant to cede so much control to him.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Truly successful leaders inspire, guide, and model the path to excellence, while mere bosses rely on hierarchy to extract performance.Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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They’re drawn to urban environments during cold months for the same reasons as rodents and insects: warmth, food, and shelter.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The diversity of plants also supports pollinators, like bees, butterflies and other insects as well as urban wildlife.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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At the time the house was a nonentity, the models dull, the clients wealthy women who did not dress in the latest styles.Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
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Putin appointed a political nonentity in his place, shifted himself to the position of prime minister, and came right back for a third presidential term in 2012 and then a fourth.Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Least.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/least. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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