single digits
noun
chiefly US
: a number or percentage that is 9 or less
They won the game by single digits.
The state's unemployment rate is in the single digits.
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The Trail Blazers led by 18 with 2 minutes left in first half, but three 3-pointers by the Timberwolves, including two by Bones Hyland, were part of an 11-2 run before intermission to get within single digits.
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CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Milwaukee trimmed the deficit to single digits early in the second quarter, drawing within 44-40 after Rollins and Bobby Portis scored back-to-back baskets.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Villaraigosa is one of five prominent Democrats who continue to languish at single digits in the polls.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Golden State trimmed the deficit to single digits early in the second half but quickly entered foul trouble, with Boston drawing five whistles in the first four minutes of the third quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Milwaukee trimmed the deficit to single digits early in the second quarter, drawing within 44-40 after Rollins and Bobby Portis scored back-to-back baskets.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Villaraigosa is one of five prominent Democrats who continue to languish at single digits in the polls.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Golden State trimmed the deficit to single digits early in the second half but quickly entered foul trouble, with Boston drawing five whistles in the first four minutes of the third quarter.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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