as in handful
a small number
a smattering of guests at the art exhibit
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Recent Examples of smattering
Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Here’s just a smattering of grade A chances Rantanen has had or has created.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Nearly six decades ago, Peralta Park was home to a community amusement park with circus-like attractions, but on Wednesday there were few strollers around and only a smattering of tents on the footpath above the channel.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
But unlike many painting shows at MoMA, those works—mostly paintings, along with a smattering of sculptures and some prints—don’t just hang there, inert.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Livermore should get between two-tenths and a half-inch, while areas of Contra Costa, Alameda, Napa and Sonoma counties are expected to receive only a smattering of rain.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
Here’s just a smattering of grade A chances Rantanen has had or has created.
—Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Nearly six decades ago, Peralta Park was home to a community amusement park with circus-like attractions, but on Wednesday there were few strollers around and only a smattering of tents on the footpath above the channel.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
But unlike many painting shows at MoMA, those works—mostly paintings, along with a smattering of sculptures and some prints—don’t just hang there, inert.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smattering
Noun
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Nabulsi’s inter-generational drama is carefully composed, though the movie’s other subplots (concerning its handful of American and British characters) tend to be more stilted.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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These shares are only bettered by a handful of players across the league.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The couple met shortly after college and bonded over their love of basketball.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The couple said these U.S. destinations are must-see spots.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But if the reform process lags and if Bangladesh's sputtering economy doesn't improve, the public's patience could start to wear thin for an administration that for now enjoys ample support.—
Michael Kugelman,
NPR,
21 Dec. 2024
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Those reports have unnerved British officials, who fear the tariffs could throttle the country’s already sputtering economic growth.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Smattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smattering. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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