variants
also smidgeon
or smidgin
or smidge
as in speck
a very small amount
the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left
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Recent Examples of smidgen
Finney-Smith could decline the player option and take a multi-year deal that starts a tad below $15.4 million but a smidgen above the mid-level.
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Fred Katz, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Only a smidgen of Leibniz’s incessant output was published in his lifetime, and there is much still to come.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
And on a practical level, if each step up only reduces the error rate by a smidgen, scaling won’t be feasible.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
More importantly, was there ever a smidgen of love buried inside this aloof woman?
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Fred Katz, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Only a smidgen of Leibniz’s incessant output was published in his lifetime, and there is much still to come.
—Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
And on a practical level, if each step up only reduces the error rate by a smidgen, scaling won’t be feasible.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
More importantly, was there ever a smidgen of love buried inside this aloof woman?
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smidgen
Noun
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There’s not a speck of iceberg lettuce or a sticky Heinz bottle in sight.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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This is where the creek empties, where the speck spook in the eelgrass.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Because one commissioner is chomping at the bit to raise the current 25-foot building height limit there.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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That's a lot of money up front for a little bit of oil.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s due to high energy particles spiraling in the galactic magnetic field and emitting enormous amounts of radiation, Hibbard says.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Vacuum energy describes the density of particles popping in and out of existence.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These tiny cakes are the perfect springtime treat full of tangy lemon flavor paired with a creamy citrus cream cheese frosting that cuts the tartness just enough, garnished with a sprinkling of bright lemon zest.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Follow Sowing Instructions To plant onion seeds, evenly scatter the seeds across the surface of pre-moistened seed-starting mix and then cover the seeds with a light sprinkling of the seed-starting mix.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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Dallas didn’t make a huge splash with any of their offseason additions but re-signed and restructured the contracts of several key players.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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What this means: The Bears didn’t wait long to make a big splash in the free-agency waters, zeroing in on the top available center and reaching a deal in the first half-hour of the NFL’s negotiating window.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Looking for Saturday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more hints, clues and answers.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Normally, landing a star of Dončić’s caliber at such a young age would take every fleck of gold in the safe.—
C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Tips and Tricks: During this event, the moon will begin to travel in front of the Pleiades stars around 11 P.M. Eastern Time, concealing several of the blueish flecks as the night goes on.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Smidgen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smidgen. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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