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
Add a forest of fruit trees including figs, lemons, oranges, grapefruit, peaches, pears and something called Buddha’s Hand, an unusual citrus tree whose fruit is often candied, but also serves as a unique and unusual adornment.
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Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
This blend from Mars Whisky takes the original Iwai Tradition expression and finishes it in sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels for nearly a year, imbuing the whisky with notes of raisin, fig, and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite their popularity, fiddle leaf figs can be very problematic.
—Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
The tents sit at the edge of a forest of jackalberry, sausage, fig, and rain trees, and the shower is very open to the elements.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
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Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
This blend from Mars Whisky takes the original Iwai Tradition expression and finishes it in sweet Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels for nearly a year, imbuing the whisky with notes of raisin, fig, and baking spice.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Despite their popularity, fiddle leaf figs can be very problematic.
—Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 14 Jan. 2026
The tents sit at the edge of a forest of jackalberry, sausage, fig, and rain trees, and the shower is very open to the elements.
—Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig
Noun
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But does anyone worth a damn really want to go to Madison right now?—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2025
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Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every fashion photographer, model, chat-show host, and film director ends up here, on a perfect lick of beach, a short hop from the main drag of frisky boho Tulum.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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And all without a lick of spandex.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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But their annual Christmas dinner was a special hoot.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Fig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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