as in limited
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as in handful
a small number
a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
Taking care of the following tasks in the next few weeks will save you time in the long run and will get your garden season started on the right foot.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025
But as Russia amped up its aggression in Ukraine, China made clear its designs on Taiwan, and the two autocratic powers deepened their ties and collaborated more closely with other U.S. rivals, few predicted that Washington would abandon competition as its guiding light.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Save for outlier performances such as what Cleveland’s Ty Jerome did to the Heat in Sunday night’s Game 1 romp and what Davion Mitchell has done in his blaze of glory the past few weeks for the Heat, the reality is that of the top seven players in this series, the Heat might only have two.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Trevi Fountain While the majority of the movie was shot in Capri, the stars did make their way to Rome to film a few scenes.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
Taking care of the following tasks in the next few weeks will save you time in the long run and will get your garden season started on the right foot.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025
But as Russia amped up its aggression in Ukraine, China made clear its designs on Taiwan, and the two autocratic powers deepened their ties and collaborated more closely with other U.S. rivals, few predicted that Washington would abandon competition as its guiding light.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Save for outlier performances such as what Cleveland’s Ty Jerome did to the Heat in Sunday night’s Game 1 romp and what Davion Mitchell has done in his blaze of glory the past few weeks for the Heat, the reality is that of the top seven players in this series, the Heat might only have two.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for few
Adjective
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Fitzgerald can next be seen in the Amazon feature Crime 101 and recurring on Hulu’s Amanda Knox limited series.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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Amazon had also commissioned a limited series about FTX in 2022.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Although investigators had a handful of suspects, the case went cold for 15 years.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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Mulkey benched Reese for a handful of games at the start of her senior year.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The couple is also parents to a daughter named Mia.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The couple got married on March 23, 1985, in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Few.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/few. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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