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as in barely
by a very small margin
I thought the first one was slightly better
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as in little
in a very small quantity or degree
he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
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Recent Examples of slightly
However, this list is slightly different.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
While each stage of the perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal journey has certain hallmarks, each woman will experience each slightly differently.
—Katherine Speller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
One is that the slightly narrower frame — and immense height of the IMAX screen — draws the viewer in even closer to the characters.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
The speakers sounded slightly more optimistic about educating recyclers to recognize and refuse problematic copper than lobbying legislators to enact laws requiring more accountability of scrap-metal transactions.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Additionally, 57% report that obtaining a mortgage today would be difficult—up slightly from the prior month—further confirming the affordability squeeze.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
That gave it a slightly different feel from the music that was popular overseas at the time — and that’s the real charm for me.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Indeed, homeownership rates among those 25 to 34 have risen slightly since 2016.
—Rohan Shah, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
This is still an excellent experience, but there can be slightly less focus on the food, along with smaller cabins and common spaces.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
While each stage of the perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal journey has certain hallmarks, each woman will experience each slightly differently.
—Katherine Speller, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2025
One is that the slightly narrower frame — and immense height of the IMAX screen — draws the viewer in even closer to the characters.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
The speakers sounded slightly more optimistic about educating recyclers to recognize and refuse problematic copper than lobbying legislators to enact laws requiring more accountability of scrap-metal transactions.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Additionally, 57% report that obtaining a mortgage today would be difficult—up slightly from the prior month—further confirming the affordability squeeze.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
That gave it a slightly different feel from the music that was popular overseas at the time — and that’s the real charm for me.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Indeed, homeownership rates among those 25 to 34 have risen slightly since 2016.
—Rohan Shah, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
This is still an excellent experience, but there can be slightly less focus on the food, along with smaller cabins and common spaces.
—Jordan Harvey, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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Las Vegas Aces guard Dana Evans could barely speak on the eve of the 2025 WNBA Finals.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ross passed the day's examination with flying colors, barely flinching at the rubber chicken.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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And perhaps carving some lanes for a group of running backs who have done very little so far.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After hours, a barista will usher you into Say Less Speakeasy, a lofty bar and lounge hidden behind an unassuming bookshelf just past the café register.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other parts of the country are nearing their peak, like northeastern Washington, central Oregon, eastern Montana, most of North Dakota, just over half of Michigan, as well as a large portion of Upstate New York.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The campaign also seeks to sow confusion among voters who lean towards PAS, by promoting nominally pro-EU candidates and parties who many suspect of harboring ties to Russia.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Ratification conventions in three of the most critical states – Massachusetts, New York and Virginia – were narrowly divided; ratification hung in the balance.—
Donald Nieman,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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After narrowly missing out on winning its division, New York was forced to play the Boston Red Sox in the wild card round of the playoffs, and after winning two straight games to make it to the ALDS, the Yankees are in trouble down 2-0 to the Blue Jays.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Chicken farming contributes non-negligibly to Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions, albeit less so than the beef and lamb industries.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The question of Palestinian statehood What remains somewhat unanswered for now is the future of a Palestinian state.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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In August 1974, Kenneth Weaver, an assistant editor of National Geographic magazine, provided an excellent description of a comet somewhat comparable to Lemmon.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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