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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At night, lows range in the single digits to 20s.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Miami rallied to tie it late in the third quarter, and the margin was within single digits the rest of the way.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Even as Porter piled up 17 points in the quarter and the Nets repeatedly trimmed the margin to single digits, the Spurs held their ground, eventually winning the period 33-28 and carrying a 104-84 lead into the fourth.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Miami rallied to tie it late in the third quarter, and the margin was within single digits the rest of the way.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Miami rallied to tie it late in the third quarter, and the margin was within single digits the rest of the way.
—CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Even as Porter piled up 17 points in the quarter and the Nets repeatedly trimmed the margin to single digits, the Spurs held their ground, eventually winning the period 33-28 and carrying a 104-84 lead into the fourth.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Miami rallied to tie it late in the third quarter, and the margin was within single digits the rest of the way.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Single digits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20digits. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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