as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
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Recent Examples of syllable
Words are formed of syllables, and syllables are composed of a combination of consonants.
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Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
All true, Koufax being a tremendous human being worthy of every syllable of praise.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
My editor made two syllables of a single word louder and suddenly people started laughing.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
To accomplish that, Wild did careful surgery on the audience the documentary team shot on the day, moving syllables of words around and forcing hearing audiences to try to piece words that don’t actually sound like words together.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
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Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
All true, Koufax being a tremendous human being worthy of every syllable of praise.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
My editor made two syllables of a single word louder and suddenly people started laughing.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
To accomplish that, Wild did careful surgery on the audience the documentary team shot on the day, moving syllables of words around and forcing hearing audiences to try to piece words that don’t actually sound like words together.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 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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To the filmmakers’ credit, that includes the kind of retrograde, politically incorrect humor — the cops’ anatomical appreciations of Beth are a hoot — that makes the movie feel almost like the old Naked Gun.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Hanna’s father is, on the one hand, a hoot, a charming eccentric who drops by for drinks on the porch and is frequently the source of some laugh-out-loud punchlines.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Musically, Benante proved the lynchpin while Wylde deftly applied his own spin to Dimebag’s iconic licks.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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At one point in the video, Phoebe appears to smile as Sunny offers an affectionate lick to the head.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Nevertheless, the basic design of commercial nuclear power reactors has changed not a whit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 July 2010
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But this is not a Day that cares one iota about the Genetic Dynasty, or about surviving the end of the world.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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But Bertha, ever the social climber, refuses to entertain the notion one iota, instead scheming for Gladys to end up with the Duke of Buckingham.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
22 June 2025
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“Syllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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