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as in barely
by a very small margin
I thought the first one was slightly better
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as in little
in a very small quantity or degree
he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
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Recent Examples of slightly
The air will warm slightly on Monday, but temperatures across the East Coast will remain below average through most of next week.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
In a binary system, the two stars usually differ slightly in mass and move along stretched, elliptical paths.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
While keeping your lower back on the floor, lift your legs off the floor and your shoulders slightly off the floor.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
Additional cold surges through February Much-below-normal temperatures should persist across the eastern United States into early February before moderating slightly.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Whether worn glossy and short or paired with a slightly longer, rounded shape, this color reads confident and timeless.
—Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
The median burden in the priciest counties has slightly more than doubled from their low of a 37% share of income.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
The Murgh Makani at Everest Gorkhali Kitchen in Tucker resembles the Punjabi classic butter chicken, but with a slightly smokier profile.
—Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Editors appreciated Good and Gather Organic Ketchup for its balance despite being slightly sweet.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
In a binary system, the two stars usually differ slightly in mass and move along stretched, elliptical paths.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
While keeping your lower back on the floor, lift your legs off the floor and your shoulders slightly off the floor.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 31 Jan. 2026
Additional cold surges through February Much-below-normal temperatures should persist across the eastern United States into early February before moderating slightly.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Whether worn glossy and short or paired with a slightly longer, rounded shape, this color reads confident and timeless.
—Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
The median burden in the priciest counties has slightly more than doubled from their low of a 37% share of income.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
The Murgh Makani at Everest Gorkhali Kitchen in Tucker resembles the Punjabi classic butter chicken, but with a slightly smokier profile.
—Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Editors appreciated Good and Gather Organic Ketchup for its balance despite being slightly sweet.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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Kamat can barely afford to buy drinking water either.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega, as curators with an alarming secret to keep from her, can barely keep up.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Treasury yields were little changed on Friday immediately following the announcement, a sign investors saw little risk to inflation or the Fed's independence.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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In That Time When, Popular Science tells the weirdest, surprising, and little-known stories that shaped science, engineering, and innovation.—
Amy Crawford,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In October, Mountbatten-Windsor was ordered to leave the sprawling 30-room Royal Lodge in the heart of the Crown’s Windsor Estate, just outside of London, after his brother King Charles III cast him out of the monarchy over the swirling Jeffrey Epstein scandal.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But to make matters worse, the Patriots, their AFC East rival who were with them with back-to-back four-win seasons, turned around quickly with Mike Vrabel at the helm and Drake Maye turning into an MVP candidate in just his second season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Remember how the nominally pro-labor Biden administration reacted to the threat of a railroad workers’ strike?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Jan. 2026
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Teammates Will Richard, Moses Moody and Buddy Hield, nominally shooting guards, also fit into that bucket.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This approach is narrowly tailored and constitutionally sound.—
Michael Gianaris,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Matthews could have ended the game in overtime on a penalty shot, but Canucks goalie Nikita Tolopilo just narrowly stopped him.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Moon, whose magnetic field is negligibly small, does not regulate itself in this fashion at all.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Such comments strike a somewhat flippant note in view of the disparity between MacSwiney’s and Proust’s circumstances, which included frequent outings to the Ritz in the latter’s case.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Ibeh took a somewhat confused, smirking glance at Miller as the two retreated to their corners.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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