as in sprinkling
a very small amount
add just a skosh more blue to the paint mixture
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Recent Examples of skosh
Cardenal Castle is a skosh more rustic than some of the other castles recently put up for sale.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
Although only a skosh larger than its predecessor, Gerver suspected that his discovery reached the maximum possible size.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
Price growth slowed a skosh and inventory ticked up slightly across the nation’s biggest metros in the third quarter.
—cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
The screen sizes range from 13.3 inches diagonally for the Dell XPS 13 to a skosh bigger (13.4) on the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, while the Dell XPS 15 has a 15.6-inch panel.
—Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 13 Nov. 2019
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
Although only a skosh larger than its predecessor, Gerver suspected that his discovery reached the maximum possible size.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
Price growth slowed a skosh and inventory ticked up slightly across the nation’s biggest metros in the third quarter.
—cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
The screen sizes range from 13.3 inches diagonally for the Dell XPS 13 to a skosh bigger (13.4) on the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, while the Dell XPS 15 has a 15.6-inch panel.
—Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 13 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skosh
Noun
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The perfume oil embraces every sugary, spicy aspect of vanilla, with the star ingredient rendered darker and even more delectable thanks to a generous sprinkling of cardamom, amber, and tonka bean.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Directed by genre-hopping Ben Wheatley and written by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad from a story hatched by Kolstad and Odenkirk, the subversive Western is a take-no-prisoners gore fest that peppers all the visceral carnage with an equal sprinkling of dry wit.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the course of his 50-plus-year writing career, there's been a good bit of debate over Stephen King's ability to deliver a satisfying ending.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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This evolved into a prototype chiefly engineered by Burrell Smith, selecting for its CPU the 8-bit Motorola 6809 as an upgrade from the Apple II's MOS 6502 but still keeping costs low.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mid-quarter update offered a glimmer of hope after Six Flags’ disastrous second quarter earnings report in August.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Almost certainly out this week also is injured receiver Xavier Worthy (shoulder), who provided most of the scant glimmers of hope in the Super Bowl with eight catches for 157 yards and two touchdowns.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Right now, the studio seems focused on delivering quality, memorable, and creative games that people want to play not just because of the brand name splash screen that will appear before the main menu.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the American redstart — a jetblack little fellow with orange splashes — pretty much stopped breeding here in the early 2000s.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Check out our hints and answers right here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From cracks near its south pole, the moon blasts towering geysers of water vapor, ice and organic molecules into space, which are tantalizing hints of a hidden ocean that could, in theory, be habitable.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These versatile bottoms are the perfect length for our short stature, and the wide-leg silhouette looks a tad more like trousers when compared to other yoga pants.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers are up to five left-handers in their bullpen right now, which Roberts conceded is a tad redundant.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its juicy pork filling is supplemented by lightly sweet vermicelli noodles and crunchy carrot shreds.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many folks are familiar with a version of this that includes grapes, but usually the chicken is cut or chopped into more distinct pieces or shreds.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The pattern continues without the game, with the introduction of Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke doing little to improve things.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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While the regulator polices insider trading and market manipulation, companies are allowed to publish the bare minimum in public reporting, which does little to reassure skeptical investors.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Skosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skosh. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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