leasts

noun

plural of least
as in numbers

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  1. shrimp
  2. nobodies
  3. insects
  4. nonentities
  5. inferiors
  6. mediocrities
  7. lightweights
Noun
  • Pour the sauce over and gently toss with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until the shrimp and avocado are thoroughly coated.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Brine shrimp are a critical food source for the aquaculture industry.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
Definition of shrimp
Noun
  • The people who eventually brought Elf to the big screen came from wildly different corners of Hollywood, from nobodies to legends, executives to improvisers, Comedy Central to Saturday Night Live.
    — Andy Richter with Aaron Karo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
  • His presence was transformative; Stewart made the goofiest, most easily disregarded TV franchise for nerds and nobodies into a work full of warmth and gravitas.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of nobodies
Noun
  • Equipment is protected by carport roofing, but is not screened in on the sides to prevent the entry of insects.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers have found that east-facing flowers warm more quickly in the morning and thus attract many more pollinating insects than west-facing flowers.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of insects
Noun
  • All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of nonentities
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  • That comes to the Philippines in the form of war, as well as through the invocation, or establishment, of American-style modes of government and education that place Filipinos along this racial hierarchy, identifying them as these inferiors that need to be taught how to govern themselves.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of inferiors
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  • Fauci, 85, truly one of humanity’s great public health heroes, will be lionized in history long after mediocrities like Paul, Uthmeier and Scott have been relegated to footnotes.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Broadly speaking, these kinds of stories — powered by a stop-them-before-they-kill-again clock, making their antagonists out to be finicky geniuses or horror movie monsters instead of opportunistic mediocrities — strike me as a low form of fiction.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of mediocrities
Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of lightweights
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