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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 plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
The slightly thinner, trailing branches include a mix of long and short needles.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
His frequent warnings that the city would fall into ruin if Mamdani, 34, were elected mayor may have tightened the race slightly.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Grab reported $17 million in net income, just slightly more than the $15 million reported a year ago.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The open-toe heels feature a broad front strap across the upper, securing the foot in place, while sitting on top of a low block heel measuring about 30mm, which is slightly over an inch in height.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
The new series from Ryan Murphy, ‘All’s Fair’ – starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts and Niecy Nash as the founders of an all-female law firm delivering divorce-y justice to incredibly rich but slightly unlucky women under the azure skies of California – is terrible.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
For years, that meant minor tweaks — slightly lighter frames, smoother wheels or better zippers — but the core design rarely changed.
—Sal Vaglica, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The Season 2 performance is slightly down from the first season, which was at around 26M views through its first 11 days.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2025
The slightly thinner, trailing branches include a mix of long and short needles.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
His frequent warnings that the city would fall into ruin if Mamdani, 34, were elected mayor may have tightened the race slightly.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Grab reported $17 million in net income, just slightly more than the $15 million reported a year ago.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The open-toe heels feature a broad front strap across the upper, securing the foot in place, while sitting on top of a low block heel measuring about 30mm, which is slightly over an inch in height.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
The new series from Ryan Murphy, ‘All’s Fair’ – starring Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts and Niecy Nash as the founders of an all-female law firm delivering divorce-y justice to incredibly rich but slightly unlucky women under the azure skies of California – is terrible.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
For years, that meant minor tweaks — slightly lighter frames, smoother wheels or better zippers — but the core design rarely changed.
—Sal Vaglica, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The Season 2 performance is slightly down from the first season, which was at around 26M views through its first 11 days.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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This approach dates back to the 1950s, when superstar forward Alfredo Di Stefano and club president Santiago Bernabeu became Real Madrid legends, while those teams’ European Cup-winning managers, such as Jose Villalonga and Luis Carniglia, are barely remembered today.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The students documented its growth online and barely contained their excitement when their efforts paid off, said Jeffrey Underwood, a science coordinator at Roseville High School.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 10-year Treasury yield was little changed Friday following this week’s interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve and the central bank’s more hawkish tone on future policy.—
Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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While Nexperia is little known outside the industry, its site says the company has more than 6,000 products qualified for use in automobiles, and shipments of 110 billion of its products annually.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Leaders in Congress agreed and sent out armadas of patriot privateers to do just that, plundering British shipping around the Atlantic rim and forcing Royal Navy warships to redeploy to convoy duty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are also just more bears these days.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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His most famous novel, Ninety-Two in the Shade (a 1974 National Book Award finalist), is nominally about a Key West burnout whose determination to become a local fishing guide leads him to ruin.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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And after Musk left DOGE, initially nominally headed by former healthcare executive Amy Gleason, operates primarily through staffers in cost-cutting positions spread across government departments and agencies.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Two years later, after more legal wrangling, the Connecticut Supreme Court voted narrowly to overturn his conviction, ruling that Skakel's right to a fair trial was compromised by ineffective legal representation.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, these surveys' leads are within the margins of error and other polls show that Miyares is narrowly in the lead.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Chicken farming contributes non-negligibly to Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions, albeit less so than the beef and lamb industries.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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With those turbulent waters somewhat behind us, the ones under the ship claim another victim, and poor Britani runs off to throw up over the side of the boat.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the increases the council approved are somewhat smaller than what Mayor Todd Gloria’s staff had proposed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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