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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What follows is merely a sprinkling — a light blood spatter — of the new horror novels that kept us awake for all the right reasons this year.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pacific Time, under a sprinkling Seattle sky and a closed roof at T-Mobile Park.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In retirement, Paulsen does a little bit of everything.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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While speaking with James Austin Johnson at 'Rolling Stone's' Musicians on Musicians event, Role Model revealed the interesting bit of 'Sally' lore.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Within both design and fashion, the Middle East is one of those buoyant markets providing a glimmer of hope amid a difficult economy worldwide.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Today’s flight offers a glimmer of hope that a V3 booster catch could be on the horizon.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The slide created a gargantuan splash – a hyper-local, but massive tsunami that ran up the opposite mountain slope, leveling everything in its path as high as the Empire State Building.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Try it with a splash of milk and a drizzle of honey.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But in an interview with Texas Monthly, Crenn offered some hints as to what diners might expect.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mekhai Lee Emotionally impactful and technically impressive, THEM THAT’S NOT is a gratifying story ripe with moments of joy, a hint of mystery, and an earnest, heartwarming climactic scene.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nothing at Porsche will ever have the gravitas of the 911, but the car now known as the 718 has narrowed the gap a tad over the last two generations.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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So the numbers are a tad skewed.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The shreds will quickly soften in a few minutes at room temperature.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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After all, that warped sitcom spoof has to be one of the most genuinely demented things to ever air, without a shred of warning and in the middle of the night, on cable TV.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the restriction appeared to do little to keep the pollution at bay.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Skosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skosh. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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