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Adjective
  • Predicting depth charts can be perilous, but based on what’s been said throughout fall camp, this puzzle seems solvable with less than two weeks until the season opener.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Though still high, the rate on imports from Vietnam is less than half the level Trump threatened on April 2, Laperriere said.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.
    Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Adjective
  • On a sunny morning in late June, his exercise regimen began with small steps: His right foot keeping pace with the treadmill, his left foot stationary, off to the side.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.
    Kenneth J. Williams Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Smaller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smaller. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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