as in bit
a very small amount
add just a skosh more blue to the paint mixture
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Recent Examples of skosh
My patty was a skosh too dry on a recent visit, perhaps a bit overcooked, but this is a solid meat-lover’s burger at a price point that’s sadly becoming rarer.
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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2025
Cardenal Castle is a skosh more rustic than some of the other castles recently put up for sale.
—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
Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2025
Cardenal Castle is a skosh more rustic than some of the other castles recently put up for sale.
—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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When the crew retracted the drill to replace its bit, an overpowering jet of oil fountained from the well.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Young Alfred Tennyson grew up in a similarly provincial bit of England, tucked away in his father’s vicarage on a remote part of the east coast of England in a village of fewer than a hundred souls.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their rare sprinkling of colorful choices throughout were even less appealing to the modern aesthete’s eye, right down to the pinkish-red bathroom.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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British broadcasting rules allowed for a liberal sprinkling of F-words.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While the storm is looming, there are new glimmers of possibility—friends can become lovers, strangers can become friends on the subway, the supermarket aisles are charged with meaning.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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But there are glimmers of hope beyond the carnage, too.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fish them all out and blend with parm, butter, and a splash of the boiling water.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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No more transferring hot soup to a blender, risking a dangerous splash of hot liquid.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The renderings of what was shown to Hopewell Township resident Kyle Eaton were a tad baffling.—
Chilekasi Adele,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Need something a tad different for your setup?—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For an understated look with just a hint of color, baby pink is your perfect shade.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Becky, who Brewer portrays as a fading cheerleader with an ebullience that turns sinister in a snap, refuses to take the hint after Max tries to drop her after a night on the town.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Strong adults will let the littles (who really should not be skiing with their own poles yet in most cases) grab their pole.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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There are a host of other things available to entertain your littles, tweens, and teens around town, including The Butterfly Conservatory, Eco-Discovery Center, Shipwreck Museum, and Truman Waterfront Park’s splash pad.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What emerged was an omelet of ideal and epitomic shape—straight, proudly puffed, about six and a half inches long and two and a half inches wide, with squarish ends and neither a speck nor drop of oil or liquid egg anywhere around.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Is that oblong speck an egg sac or a flake of dandruff?—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Skosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skosh. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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