slighter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighter
Adjective
  • Where those policies are insufficient to prevent the disruption of scholarship, classroom learning and teaching, or other aspects of normal campus life, Harvard must develop and implement disciplinary policies sufficient to prevent those disruptions.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In the Motley Fool survey from late last year, 54 percent of retirees said the latest COLA is insufficient.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The result of both inadequate support for new mothers and poor medical advice was that more and more mothers bottle-fed their babies cow’s milk.
    Made by History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Others wanted to send a balanced budget using the inadequate funds proposed, along with a resolution demanding more money.
    Josh Michtom, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.
    Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • The Mount Zion Road/Columbia Hollow bridge was part of the 2017 county bridge plan to replace 15 bridges deemed structurally deficient by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Apr. 2025
  • While this option can work for people who are deficient in vitamin A, according to experts, vaccination is the only way to prevent measles, as vitamin A is not an alternative.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Slighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighter. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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