as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
only a modicum of skill is necessary to put the kit together
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Recent Examples of modicum
As with any physical competition, there’s at least a modicum of danger along the course.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
Maybe living in the heart of the imperialist beast could afford a modicum of protection and safety through proximity to whiteness.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Congress sought to ensure some modicum of fairness for the powerful new tools of radio and TV broadcasting.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Sensing there are stretches that require at least a modicum of steering, Brettkelly gets one or two of the older guys to do somewhat jarring off-camera narration/summation, in which the speaker is identified in subtitles in some instances and not others.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
Maybe living in the heart of the imperialist beast could afford a modicum of protection and safety through proximity to whiteness.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Congress sought to ensure some modicum of fairness for the powerful new tools of radio and TV broadcasting.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Sensing there are stretches that require at least a modicum of steering, Brettkelly gets one or two of the older guys to do somewhat jarring off-camera narration/summation, in which the speaker is identified in subtitles in some instances and not others.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modicum
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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The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some of the musical pleasures in the show feel age-old, like Roy Bittan’s piano licks and Max Weinberg’s furious fills.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dennard offered a shred of advice.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Only film-lover Bella retains a shred of optimism into adulthood, having started a new romance with a film usher.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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And Donnie was so into it and so prepared, and just a hoot.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Modicum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modicum. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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