as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
they choose to live modestly and don't seem to give a fig for the trappings of success
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Recent Examples of fig
One of Masarin’s favorite recipes in the book is for fig and yogurt cake.
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Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 May 2026
Fruit trees Stone fruits, apples, pears, figs, pomegranates, pineapple guava, persimmon and other summer and early fall fruits are developing now.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Genny Marconcini, housekeeping manager at the Grand Hotel Victoria, says a delicate spray of the hotel’s signature scent—with notes of lemon, lotus flower, and sweet fig—during final inspection creates an immediate sense of comfort.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
On Ocracoke Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks, only fig jam will do.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 May 2026
Fruit trees Stone fruits, apples, pears, figs, pomegranates, pineapple guava, persimmon and other summer and early fall fruits are developing now.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Genny Marconcini, housekeeping manager at the Grand Hotel Victoria, says a delicate spray of the hotel’s signature scent—with notes of lemon, lotus flower, and sweet fig—during final inspection creates an immediate sense of comfort.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 2 May 2026
On Ocracoke Island in North Carolina's Outer Banks, only fig jam will do.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig
Noun
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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In comedy, no one gives a damn.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Noun
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A lot of freedom going on between the guitars, a lotta little licks intermingle with the big guitar licks that the song is all about.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
22 May 2026
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If none of this makes a lick of sense, never fear.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Take The Kids To Tweetsie This nostalgic, Wild-West theme park is fun for younger kids and a hoot for adults, too.—
Leigh Ann Henion,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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“Fig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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