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
The idea is that because speech has different natural rhythms among its syllables and words, priming your brain to tune into this pattern could help your brain process rhythmic language better.
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New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
The researchers discovered a clear neuro-hierarchy: before producing each word, the brain first represents its context, then loads its meaning, and finally represents syllables and letters.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Isbell harbored a host of strengths — pitch control, projection and phrasing, plus a warm drawl that cushioned sharp syllables with soft landings — that increased his flair for storytelling and communicating feelings ranging from heartbreak to empathy and anger with clarity and directness.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025
The researchers discovered a clear neuro-hierarchy: before producing each word, the brain first represents its context, then loads its meaning, and finally represents syllables and letters.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Isbell harbored a host of strengths — pitch control, projection and phrasing, plus a warm drawl that cushioned sharp syllables with soft landings — that increased his flair for storytelling and communicating feelings ranging from heartbreak to empathy and anger with clarity and directness.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllable
Noun
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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
Noun
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Take The Kids To Tweetsie This nostalgic, Wild-West theme park is fun for younger kids and a hoot for adults, too.—
Leigh Ann Henion,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Williams and Aghdashloo class up the proceedings by their mere presence alone; Williams in particular is a hoot as her much younger, somewhat sociopathic self in the cold open.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Burgess can be seen sporting red hair, leaning over to pretend to take a lick of an ice cream cone.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Stuff like the marching band doesn’t make a lick of sense.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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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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Does anyone on this program have one iota of a survival instinct in their doomed bodies?—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Syllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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