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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
Midway through the third quarter, Ralston Valley pushed the ball in transition with the Jaguars falling slightly out of control.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Overall sentiment only declined slightly in March, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment, but the survey was only half completed when the attack was launched on Iran.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
For scuff marks or sticky buildup, Stein likes to use a slightly stronger vinegar solution or a damp cloth with a tiny bit of dish soap.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The slightly lower ranking came amid recent La Nina conditions, which typically cause a temporary dip in global average temperatures.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The interviews themselves are informative, but unobtrusive, and the while intimate footage of Frazier and Reynolds’ personal lives paints a slightly wider picture of their circumstances, their moods in the aftermath of their unfortunate digital breakthroughs is kept largely at an arm’s length.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
The radiation observed at the start of the event had a softer photon spectrum than is normally seen in short gamma-ray bursts, meaning the emitted photons carried slightly lower energies.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Bass led at 20%, followed by Pratt at just over 10% and Raman at slightly more than 9%, according to the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics poll.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Overall sentiment only declined slightly in March, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment, but the survey was only half completed when the attack was launched on Iran.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
For scuff marks or sticky buildup, Stein likes to use a slightly stronger vinegar solution or a damp cloth with a tiny bit of dish soap.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
The slightly lower ranking came amid recent La Nina conditions, which typically cause a temporary dip in global average temperatures.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The interviews themselves are informative, but unobtrusive, and the while intimate footage of Frazier and Reynolds’ personal lives paints a slightly wider picture of their circumstances, their moods in the aftermath of their unfortunate digital breakthroughs is kept largely at an arm’s length.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
The radiation observed at the start of the event had a softer photon spectrum than is normally seen in short gamma-ray bursts, meaning the emitted photons carried slightly lower energies.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Bass led at 20%, followed by Pratt at just over 10% and Raman at slightly more than 9%, according to the Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics poll.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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But Cockrum raced down the court for a layup, barely beating the buzzer to cut the lead to 19-16 entering the final quarter.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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None of the first, and barely the second!—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The three major indexes finished yesterday’s session little changed.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In what’s likely to be the calm before the storm, Americans’ inflation expectations were little changed in February amid mixed views on the state of the job market and current and future finances.—
Michael S. Derby,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Futures pricing suggests policymakers won't consider easing until at least September, more likely October, and even then just a single cut this year.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Tax Foundation projects Van Hollen’s plan would cost the Treasury just under $180 billion over 10 years on a dynamic basis.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The raft of one-year deals Denver agreed to on Wednesday with players like TE Lucas Krull, DL Matt Henningsen and FB Adam Prentice will only move Denver’s cap space nominally.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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So that was nominally the notion again last season … only for Rice to be suspended for the first six games and miss the final three games of the season after suffering a concussion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Previous administrations, by contrast, used tariffs more sparingly to narrowly protect specific industries.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Jones narrowly lost his bid, 20-17, to remove the Fontainebleau provision from the bill before his chamber passed it.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 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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But as modern life can threaten the survival of the treasures of the past, so the earlier site had gotten lost and had been somewhat forgotten.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Best Things to Do Explore the Town Square Sometimes, town squares in small Texas towns can feel somewhat decorative.—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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