smidgen

variants also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smidgen Gray apparently had no one even a smidgen better to put in charge of liaising with FEMA, NWS and LAFD but… Seth. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025 Nvidia fell 2% and was the heaviest weight on the S&P 500, though that represents just a smidgen of its huge gains made in recent years. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective home shoppers getting into the market before the busy spring homebuying season starts. Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2025 Finney-Smith could decline the player option and take a multi-year deal that starts a tad below $15.4 million but a smidgen above the mid-level. Fred Katz, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smidgen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smidgen
Noun
  • With five stores and a small online presence, Whim is just a speck in the vast retail universe.
    Ken Belson, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Having very high levels of fluoride can result in some erosion of tooth enamel, which can predispose people to tooth staining and can cause little white specks on the teeth, says Oller.
    Sherri Gordon, CLC, Parents, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Channel that instinct and do a little bit of self-interrogation.
    Shannon Carpenter, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The particles of baking soda are so small, they can get caught in the components and clog the vacuum.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2025
  • It is recognized as the world’s most productive region for generating fine dust particles.
    Christophe Lavaysse, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • My own curls arrived around age 13, another pubescent crisis to be dealt with along with the mustache that sprouted overnight and a sprinkling of T-zone blackheads.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Premier League has had a decent sprinkling of Swedes — from Freddie Ljungberg to Zlatan Ibrahimovic — but none have matched Isak’s scoring output in England.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cover and cook until roast is tender and shreds easily, about 5 hours on HIGH or 8 hours on LOW.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But Illinois lawmakers have yet to provide one shred of evidence that any individual’s benefits fall afoul of the IRS rules.
    Ted Dabrowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Jets history, going back to Rex Ryan, and way back to Joe (Willie) Namath, provides ample evidence the organization is much about media splash, not backing down, and wanting to be the center of attention despite not making the playoffs since 2010.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
  • While a wide receiver like Texas’ Matthew Golden or a running back like North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton would have certainly been splash, impact players that Dallas could have weaponized in year one under Schottenheimer, the thought process behind Booker makes sense too.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Looking for Saturday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Be warned: This article includes hints and comments that may contain spoilers for today’s puzzle.
    New York Times Games, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For me, there’s nothing more disappointing in a carrot cake than one that is light-colored and airy like, well, cake with flecks of carrots in it.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, because of the wet look the pair have struck on, her color looks darker, too—interspersed with golden flecks and darker, acorn tones.
    Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Smidgen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smidgen. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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