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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
Thin ties dropped from the neckline of the bohemian-leaning silhouette, giving the dress a slightly undone finish against the high-shine black heels.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 June 2026
Upgrading to the faster 150Mbps tier costs just slightly more, coming in at £22 ($29) a month on the 24-month plan or £32 ($43) on the flexible monthly option.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Saturday is the warmer half of the weekend but Sunday will be only a couple of degrees cooler with slightly higher humidity values.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 6 June 2026
This one feels slightly more polished than your average lounge set thanks to the collared top and button-front details, while the drawstring shorts keep things comfortable.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
If neither of those oversized options pan out, the Bulls would have to look slightly below 7 feet for a potential center, such as Washington’s 6-10 Hannes Steinbach and Houston’s 6-10 Chris Cenac Jr.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Harryson suggests deadheading purslane regularly to encourage new blooms and allowing the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
Pollux is slightly brighter (1st magnitude with a slight orange-yellow color) and Castor (2nd magnitude, white).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Markus is slightly more outgoing of the two and is the pass-first centre.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 June 2026
Upgrading to the faster 150Mbps tier costs just slightly more, coming in at £22 ($29) a month on the 24-month plan or £32 ($43) on the flexible monthly option.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Saturday is the warmer half of the weekend but Sunday will be only a couple of degrees cooler with slightly higher humidity values.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 6 June 2026
This one feels slightly more polished than your average lounge set thanks to the collared top and button-front details, while the drawstring shorts keep things comfortable.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
If neither of those oversized options pan out, the Bulls would have to look slightly below 7 feet for a potential center, such as Washington’s 6-10 Hannes Steinbach and Houston’s 6-10 Chris Cenac Jr.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Harryson suggests deadheading purslane regularly to encourage new blooms and allowing the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
Pollux is slightly brighter (1st magnitude with a slight orange-yellow color) and Castor (2nd magnitude, white).
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Markus is slightly more outgoing of the two and is the pass-first centre.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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With the front line barely moving as swarms of drones hinder advances, both sides have sought an edge by launching long-range strikes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Bargatze likes to be the butt of the joke, casting himself as the hapless but well-meaning dad who can barely keep track of his day-to-day needs.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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If this lasts much longer, there will be little good to remember about the Cubs’ 2026 season.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The movement’s skeptics, particularly supporters of Modi’s party, dismiss it as little more than a social media gimmick.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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With such popular attractions as Little Island, the Whitney, the Highline, and designer shopping just blocks away, the hotel is ideal for those who want to get out and explore—but still want to have lots of fun options to come back to.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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And that's important not just because movie theaters are communal spaces where audiences are, at least ostensibly, forced to put down their phones and other distractions.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Space agency officials outlined plans for the flight on Tuesday, which will include three separate launches and nominally two dockings in low-Earth orbit.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The series centers on Cha Myung-jo, a meek worker at a company producing imitation character stickers who, despite nominally heading his household, lives in the shadow of his far more capable wife.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Venezuela narrowly missed qualifying for the World Cup, which, in its way, solved a problem, and Greenland’s application for membership in the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, or CONCACAF, was unanimously rejected last June.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League this season and narrowly avoided relegation.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the chin contributes negligibly to resisting chewing forces.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Perhaps that explains her perfunctory, somewhat rote speech — which still didn’t detract from the joy of her win.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Despite its outsized influence in music and putting Seattle’s culture on the map, the grunge movement was, inherently, somewhat self-destructive, leaving behind few icons of the era.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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