as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
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Because the stress is always on a word’s first syllable, the language also has a cozy regularity, like a horse clopping down a road.
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The poem’s individual words and syllables bob like a string of harbor buoys.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Eliot has long been Stiles’ favorite poet, and her version mirrors the original in its number of lines, syllables and stanzas.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
For languages with a non-Roman writing system, Busuu spends time teaching you the sounds of each letter or syllable and how to write them.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The poem’s individual words and syllables bob like a string of harbor buoys.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Eliot has long been Stiles’ favorite poet, and her version mirrors the original in its number of lines, syllables and stanzas.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
For languages with a non-Roman writing system, Busuu spends time teaching you the sounds of each letter or syllable and how to write them.
—PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllable
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And as far as luxurious treats go, well, the afternoon high tea there is not to be missed, and the theme changing monthly offers the strongest argument yet to treat oneself ad infinitum without giving a tinker’s damn about the current economy.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
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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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Could a retro hoot like ‘Mid-Century Modern’ make the cut?—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Scientists analyzed recordings of three groups of chimpanzees living in the Ivory Coast and found that chimps can combine their hoots, grunts and calls in a similar way to how humans use idioms or change the order of words to build new phrases.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
11 May 2025
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The tacky-meter reaches new heights when Brit presents the Housewives (of course no one else got gift bags) some of her shapewear in sad cardboard boxes without a lick of tissue paper or even a measly bow.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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The cat appears pleased during the grooming session, taking the licks with closed eyes and a content expression.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Vie comes on the heels of Doja’s 2023 album Scarlet, whit hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Apr. 2025
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Two weeks can be too tight of a turnaround time for any horse one iota shy of tip-top shape.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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The Senators entered the series as underdogs and with one iota of the pressure on their backs compared with the Maple Leafs and the playoff demons that live in their heads and beds.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Syllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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