as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
you're not making a syllable of sense
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Recent Examples of syllable
Sure, the park draws scores of tourists and drunk goofballs from April through September, but hard-core baseball fans are packing the park and hanging on every Pat Hughes enunciated syllable.
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Groups of swamp sparrows appear to use the same song syllables for centuries.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s been replaced by a soothing purr where nearly every syllable is clear.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Every few seconds of the album, some new provocation hits the ear: Maybe the beat switches, or Carti’s collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo shouts his own name, or a verse stops a few syllables earlier than expected.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Groups of swamp sparrows appear to use the same song syllables for centuries.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
It’s been replaced by a soothing purr where nearly every syllable is clear.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Every few seconds of the album, some new provocation hits the ear: Maybe the beat switches, or Carti’s collaborator DJ Swamp Izzo shouts his own name, or a verse stops a few syllables earlier than expected.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllable
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Since the death of Tom Petty meant an end to his primary job in 2017, Tench has still been visible in the background as a member of the house band in practically any tribute show that’s worth a damn.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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The only clue to his departure was the next hoot, now 50 yards distant.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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And to see the fans jumping up onstage and having fun, that’s a real hoot.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stuff like the marching band doesn’t make a lick of sense.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Couldn’t find the country on a map, couldn’t speak a lick of Japanese.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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The show also begged us to care one whit about Nick’s secret romance with… Jessica’s sister!!!—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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By finally publishing it in the party’s flagship journal, the inference is that none of the intervening turmoil has made China’s leadership alter course one iota.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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As anyone who’s watched an iota of sports programming over the past few years can attest, the betting business doesn’t traffic in subtlety.—
Sean Gregory / Boston,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Syllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllable. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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