sprinkling
noun
sprin·kling
ˈspriŋ-kliŋ 
1
: a limited quantity or amount : modicum
2
: a small quantity falling in scattered drops or particles
3
: a small number distributed at random : scattering
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a sprinkling of fans showed up at the airport
just a sprinkling of experience with the computer program
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O’odham people — rises in the Catalinas, one of 17 ranges in what is known as the Madrean Archipelago Sky Islands, a culturally and ecologically rich sprinkling of towering mountain ranges that rise from the desert.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Saturday, Formula 1’s Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix weekend joins the sprinkling of F1 race weekends that give you two F1 races — appetizer and main course — on one weekend.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 May 2024
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“Sprinkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprinkling. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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sprinkling
noun
sprin·kling
ˈspriŋ-kliŋ
: a very small number or amount
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