as in handfuls
a small number
a smattering of guests at the art exhibit
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Recent Examples of smatterings
But don’t be surprised if there are smatterings of green and white all over the stadium, some from afar and others grown in the Kansas City area over a short time.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
But across the country, families—first in smatterings, now in droves—are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 6 May 2026
Before the doors swung open at the ICNA Relief Food Pantry in suburban Glendale Heights on a recent Thursday, volunteers in lime-yellow hi-vis vests were putting out large boxes of vegetables and fruit and trays of breads, buns and a few smatterings of cookies from a nearby bakery.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The main floor showcases leather goods, along with smatterings of rtw, cueing up the full breadth of the Saint Laurent product universe, which also includes jewelry, high-end home objects, eyewear and fragrances.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
The lyrics – and the fans – are multilingual, flowing seamlessly between Arabic and smatterings of French, English, German, and Spanish.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2025
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
But across the country, families—first in smatterings, now in droves—are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth to newborns to help their blood clot.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 6 May 2026
Before the doors swung open at the ICNA Relief Food Pantry in suburban Glendale Heights on a recent Thursday, volunteers in lime-yellow hi-vis vests were putting out large boxes of vegetables and fruit and trays of breads, buns and a few smatterings of cookies from a nearby bakery.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The main floor showcases leather goods, along with smatterings of rtw, cueing up the full breadth of the Saint Laurent product universe, which also includes jewelry, high-end home objects, eyewear and fragrances.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
The lyrics – and the fans – are multilingual, flowing seamlessly between Arabic and smatterings of French, English, German, and Spanish.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 17 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smatterings
Noun
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Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Almost 90 years ago, the fight against polio inspired schoolchildren to send handfuls of coins to the White House – and the March of Dimes helped defeat polio.—
Audrey Boone Tillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Solo travelers were abundant, though most travelers were couples, with a few families sprinkled in too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Weddings, no offense to the couples who have them, are socio-celebratory rorschach tests that are almost designed to hold a magnifying glass up to the lives of their guests.—
Bobby Finger
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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“Smatterings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smatterings. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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