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Recent Examples of modicum Over the course of three Venom movies, Tom Hardy has done a lot to bring a modicum of gravitas to a profoundly silly story about a parasitic alien whose place in the Marvel universe cosmology has never made a lot of sense. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024 The song ultimately brought Dalhart fame and a modicum of wealth. Ted Olson, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024 Having been wiped off the docket following appearances in the 1900 and 1904 Games, the sport returned in 2016, but struggled to gain even a modicum of momentum. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024 The Twist: Instead of bioterrorism or anything that makes a modicum of sense, the real enemy here is Mother Nature. James Grebey, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for modicum 
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Noun
  • 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
  • But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
Noun
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.
    Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
Noun
  • His baritone voice is loud and clear but not overly boosted, and vibrant electric guitar licks and fiddle fills are cleanly presented with clear panning.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Cher Ami, however, managed to make it through—though not without taking his licks (the pigeon was shot in the chest and the leg, and lost an eye).
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hundreds of commenters who had never met the couple thanked her for the shred of good news.
    Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Mathematicians greeted his assertions with hoots of laughter, called out to friends across the room, and threw paper airplanes.
    Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Photographed by Ben Weller, British Vogue, January 2025 Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a hoot.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Choose from nine colors and patterns, such as versatile solid grey to a fun rainbow tie-dye hue that’s great for the littles at home.
    Brittany VanDerBill, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • While Eden Rock doesn’t have a dedicated kids' club, the pool and pristine beach are the perfect playground for littles.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Modicum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modicum. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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