as in handful
a small number
a smattering of guests at the art exhibit
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Recent Examples of smattering
Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The comments drew a smattering of applause.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
When the game ended seconds earlier, there was a smattering of boos among the fans still around.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Paul Murphy, the Compass agent with the listing, who specializes in Brooklyn brownstones, has sold about 150 of them, including a smattering of Queen Annes.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Anesthetists, midwives and other health care workers picketed outside Kaiser Permanente’s hospital in Roseville, Tuesday morning, joining a smattering of union chapters in California, Oregon and Hawaii in a five-day strike.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The comments drew a smattering of applause.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
When the game ended seconds earlier, there was a smattering of boos among the fans still around.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Paul Murphy, the Compass agent with the listing, who specializes in Brooklyn brownstones, has sold about 150 of them, including a smattering of Queen Annes.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smattering
Noun
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Tewes, who had played cruise director Julie McCoy, since the series debuted in 1977, returned for a handful of episodes in the dramedy's final two seasons in 1986 and 1987.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Instead, reporters found Moore and her sisters, Nation of Islam members, and a handful of activists representing smaller Black Nationalist groups.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The couple shared their happy news on Instagram on Friday alongside a whole carousel of photos from their big day.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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After Karrion Kross and his real-life wife, Scarlett, parted ways with WWE, fans believe that another couple's new entrance on SmackDown may be a copycat.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Posobiec was trolling the libs, Kirk, just 24 years old at the time, was busy raising millions of dollars to grow TPUSA into a powerful organization on the right.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Conservatives hailed the president’s team for trolling the left-wing outlet.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With every enemy dead, the familiar sounds of the Halo universe are gone — there’s no Grunts squeaking insults or Jackals chattering in another language.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Who would have thought that in the moments of tension, teeth-chattering anxiety, Tim Skipper would be the one from the Skipper family whose name would be shouted in praise at the Rose Bowl.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The right is being horrifyingly plain in bleating their bigotry, but they’re also lost in linguistic obscurities.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Niners’ defense is reeling, and the offense is sputtering.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In an eventual 57-point Hurricanes victory, Stevenson was balling and jabbering about it, too, to every Wildcats pass catcher within earshot.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Smattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smattering. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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