as in handfuls
a small number
we received only a smatter of complaints about the book
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smatters
Noun
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The video that went viral on Facebook shows a fast food employee stuffing two handfuls of French fries in her mouth and then putting them into a red McDonald's fry container that another employee is holding.—
Penny Kmitt,
CBS News,
18 May 2026 -
To begin, lab assistant Julia Butac empties a burlap bag of beans into a bin and starts to sift them a couple handfuls at a time, removing anything that isn't a full bean.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
10 May 2026
Noun
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To be candid, our process was not terribly dramatic—there were no big fights, no couples counseling—other than the drama of racing to complete the project (or, at least, most of it) before the kids were born.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Families will love the spacious suites, while couples can retreat to the more secluded upper-floor rooms with wraparound terraces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Ben smashes chests and heads in, tears jaws out, rips faces off, and director Johannes Roberts makes sure to include brief close-ups of the carnage, lit just dimly enough to avoid truly grossing us out.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Mamdani trolls Ramaswamy after Knicks win The Knicks, who defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, finished a 4-0 series sweep.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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Iran trolls Trump about blockade Iran struck a defiant tone ahead of the blockade’s start.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He was charged with four runs on six hits in six-plus innings — much different than his outing against the second-place White Sox on May 27.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
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Starter Tomoyuki Sugano set the tone for the Rockies’ win, pitching five strong innings, allowing two runs on five hits, walking two, and striking out five.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
Verb
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But for ordinary Americans, for those of us without fame, wealth, or connections, the machinery of justice often sputters.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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This will be a close game while the Eagles offense sputters against the Seahawks defense, and the offense hears a few boos in the second half.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Smatters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smatters. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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