slightly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
  • Built from the Ground Up, With Love Just barely out of college, the founders of Walters Wedding Estates took an extraordinary leap of faith.
    Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Oil prices were barely higher, giving up an earlier jump following the attacks.
    Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Adverb
  • Oil — Oil stocks were little changed after Trump announced a ceasefire in effect between Israel and Iran.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • Since Macron called the election, yields on French 30-year bonds have surged by nearly half a percentage point while the equivalent rate on German bunds is little changed.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Adverb
  • Tyrone Taylor hit a one-out single off Strider and stole second, and with two outs, Mauricio sent him home for just his third RBI of the season.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
  • Gener struck out 75 batters in 58 innings while walking just 14.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Adverb
  • The only country that has moved somewhat away from China and toward the United States in the past 30 years is Vietnam, although not by much (from 41 to 45).
    Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • They were marred by injuries throughout the season, having entered the season with somewhat high expectations.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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