as in handful
a small number
a smattering of guests at the art exhibit
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Recent Examples of smattering
Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
After surgery, blood tests showed that a smattering of cancer cells remained behind, referred to as microscopic residual disease, which is very common with pancreatic cancer.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Maye’s Blue team took a 47-38 loss to the White team headlined by backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs and a smattering of defensive starters.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Sharapova styled her brown hair down in delicate waves, with a smattering of gleaming silver bow pins on one side that matched the bow accents on her shoes.
—Allie Fasanella, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
Teams typically play between five and eight exhibition games, which include smattering of neutral-site contests.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
After surgery, blood tests showed that a smattering of cancer cells remained behind, referred to as microscopic residual disease, which is very common with pancreatic cancer.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Maye’s Blue team took a 47-38 loss to the White team headlined by backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs and a smattering of defensive starters.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
Sharapova styled her brown hair down in delicate waves, with a smattering of gleaming silver bow pins on one side that matched the bow accents on her shoes.
—Allie Fasanella, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smattering
Noun
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The defensive line is far too often out of alignment, the midfield is still searching for balance between security and verve, while the front three are lucky to combine more than a handful of times per game.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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Julie Tremaine Where to Eat Besides the restaurants at Ocean House, Watch Hill has a handful of restaurants all on and around the easily walkable Bay Street.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sean Duffy and some of the couple’s children were also in the segment, and it was filmed in the New Jersey home.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ford, an Eagle High School graduate, has had to wait to shine because of a series of injuries over the past couple of years.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Collectively, these four viral posts expertly trolling Belichick pomp received nearly 225,000 likes, were reposted 11,000 times, and were picked by media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, and USA Today.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom of California is having an impact through his memes trolling Trump.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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The Amazon murmurs with ancient breath—its vast canopy alive with chattering macaws, shimmering tree frogs, and pink river dolphins.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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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
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That this continues after years of California officials proposing law after law to rein in the industry leaves this scribe, and many others, sputtering with rage.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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While the economy’s growth in the second quarter can be mostly attributed to trade swings and consumers, a look under the hood shows that underlying momentum is sputtering.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Smattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smattering. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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