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as in barely
by a very small margin
I was just over the minimum age requirement for the senior citizen discount
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as in right
as stated or indicated without the slightest difference
the length of the curtain is just right
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as in simply
for nothing other than
got this present just for you
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as in justified
being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong
a just punishment should fit the crime
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as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
there are just reasons for the state's ban of the private use of fireworks
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as in nice
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
they are a just people who are guided by a firm belief in God and a love of traditional values
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as in honest
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
the sort of just conduct that we expect of every soldier
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as in honorable
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
stopping to help a stranded motorist is simply the just thing to do
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as in equal
marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias
a just appraisal of the political situation over there
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Recent Examples of just
Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard.
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Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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Adverb
Penix is practicing just six months after surgery to repair the ACL in his left knee.
—Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
Emergency officials said the vessel — a Sever-750 airboat designed to travel across both ice and water — capsized just offshore with 18 people aboard.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Adjective
Her grandmother though is amused and amusing, fierce and surprising, allowed to be acerbic and to talk to her granddaughter about (literally) life and death topics rather than just dolls and baking and memories.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Discover our quick, achievable ideas to prep your home for the season in just minutes.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for just
Adverb
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When Mercury meets Uranus, a broken process or sudden change could expose exactly what needs to improve.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Even the shots were nearly exactly opposite at one point in the first period.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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After being rejected by Palace, Semenyo spent the following year barely playing sport at all.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Yet Black representatives have only been elected from majority-Black districts.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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These are the services that reduce harm and support reintegration, unlike arrests that only deepen instability.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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The remote terminal essentially moves the security screening process from the actual airport to the new facility, allowing travelers to check themselves and their bags and get on a bus that drops them off right at their airport gate, 23 miles away.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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For that truly authentic Memphis-style presentation, give the ribs a final dusting of the Memphis Dry Rub right before serving.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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In that sense, Shadbolt’s food doesn’t have to argue for British cooking so much as simply to practice it, excellently.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness reports that cities relying on arrests and sweeps do not see long-term decreases in unsheltered homelessness because people are simply displaced into new areas rather than housed.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Adverb
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That’s mostly what Aaron Judge’s at-bats have produced lately.—
Gary Phillips,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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There has been some heavy handwringing lately that the number of college students opting to major in computer science has taken a slight downward dip.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Those who believe Israelis and Jews capable of such an outrage might feel justified in wishing that such bestial monsters were wiped from the Earth—a shift from disgust to dehumanization to possible destruction that is well charted by social psychologists.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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But policies that make the economy fairer for the populace are more justified than ever.—
Alexander Heffner,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Work with that element of chance because learning to enjoy embracing—working with it—is fun and fun isn’t logical, and logic isn’t always your ally in that initial stage of creation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Claiming early—at 62—to generate income to service debt might seem logical but typically costs significantly more over the long run than delaying to 70 and paying down debt from other sources in the interim.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Just.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/just. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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