1
as in barely
by a very small margin
I thought the first one was slightly better
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2
as in little
in a very small quantity or degree
he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
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The bridges are barely a few millimeters wide, hollowed out to save even more weight, while the winding rotor has been minimized to the essentials.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025 -
More news: Dodgers Make Trade, Acquire Pitcher From Red Sox on Opening Day After being removed from his most recent start, Sasaki was shown on camera in the Dodgers' dugout, barely constraining his emotions after another difficult outing.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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After the rate announcement, the yuan was little changed, trading at 7.2280 against the greenback while yield on the 10-year government bonds fell more than 2 basis points to 1.932%.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Building permits were little changed at a 1.46 million rate.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
18 Mar. 2025
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While scoring just three goals all season, there was none bigger than her goal to beat King’s Academy 1-0 in the regional championship.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Alabama is in the Elite 8 for just the third time in school history but second season in a row.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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To say Maggie has had a somewhat rocky relationship with the man who murdered her hubby would be putting it mildly, but the two have found times to work together when necessary.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Howard | Reuters Fed Chair Powell said the central bank’s forecasts for less economic growth and higher inflation in 2025 somewhat offset each other, explaining the fact that the forecast for rate cuts this year stayed at two.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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