leasts

plural of least

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leasts
Noun
  • Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • More importantly, the narrative explores both sides of the conflict from the POV of grunts and 'nobodies' trying to navigate the post-Civil War state of the galaxy before the fighting stops.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ecologically, spiders are important predators of crawling insects.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Their bark is ridged and furrowed, giving insects room to proliferate.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The only character who seems entirely transparent is Frederik, who can’t hide his resentment of his second-class spousal status or his contempt for the sycophants and mediocrities who cling to his wife like barnacles.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This past week both teams looked like nothing more than overpriced mediocrities at a time when all the reinforcements were supposed to have turned things around for both of them.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Leasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasts. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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