as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
there's not an iota of doubt regarding the defendant's guilt
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Recent Examples of iota
Take it from me: Spending an hour with Melinda French Gates will restore at least an iota of your faith in humanity.
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Katie Drummond, Wired News, 2 Dec. 2025
Being Eddie isn’t a great piece of documentary filmmaking, nor does its DNA include an iota of journalism.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Daulton Varsho chopped a ground ball to Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas, who caught the ball, but staggered backward and had to double-pump his throw an iota.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2025
Remarkably, his passion and bravura haven’t diminished an iota with age.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
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Katie Drummond, Wired News, 2 Dec. 2025
Being Eddie isn’t a great piece of documentary filmmaking, nor does its DNA include an iota of journalism.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Daulton Varsho chopped a ground ball to Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas, who caught the ball, but staggered backward and had to double-pump his throw an iota.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2025
Remarkably, his passion and bravura haven’t diminished an iota with age.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iota
Noun
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What is emerging instead is a stewardship model that treats vital ecosystems, like coral reefs, as dynamic systems requiring maintenance, repair, and adaptation, much like roads, damns, and power grids.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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My parents have no idea what’s happening because legacy media is not reporting on anything worth a damn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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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
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And among the supporting players, Woods is the most game of the wacky relatives, Qualley’s a hoot as an antagonistic presence, and Camp, a venerable character actor who’s always a great sight to see, is pretty much the heart of the movie.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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And Bina Daigeler’s costumes are a hoot, ostentatiously fashionable and expensive and sexy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Serve the sandwiches with frozen French fries jazzed up with bits of parsley, coarse salt, black pepper, and parmesan shreds.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
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With tears stains on her shirt, Guthrie posted a new video Tuesday morning to increase the reward money from $100,000, saying their family was clinging to the smallest shred of hope that their mother would be returned to them safe.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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This lick mat is designed to help reduce your pup's anxiety and boredom in the crate.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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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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As with any physical competition, there’s at least a modicum of danger along the course.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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Maybe living in the heart of the imperialist beast could afford a modicum of protection and safety through proximity to whiteness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Iota.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iota. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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