variants
also smidgeons
or smidgins
or smidges
as in specks
a very small amount
the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left
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Noun
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The pattern is a brownish batik produced by specks of tobacco.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025 -
After a few days’ travel, some of the specks landed on a buoy floating in the North Atlantic off the coast of French Guyana.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These particles capture and transform substances like arsenic, lead, and mercury, as well as organic toxins and microplastics.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The jet is likely made up of carbon dioxide and dust particles—just like what was spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope back in August.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The light brown hair, worn in an all-purpose crop, bears flecks of gray.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yes, these flecks are seeds that were once inside of a vanilla bean, confirms Britton.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Time in the age of screens was rapidly changing, brazenly commercializing, exploding into bits and then getting distributed across multiple venues and devices.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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All the best bits, all the comedy and magic, but in a totally original space and setting.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Smidgens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smidgens. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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