as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
I care not a whit about what other people think
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Recent Examples of whit
Vie comes on the heels of Doja’s 2023 album Scarlet, whit hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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
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
The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
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
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
The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whit
Noun
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Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the start, the project required building a damn to drain the water from the facade.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The fact that Deutch didn’t speak a lick of French didn’t dissuade her.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sexy guitar licks and a groovy rhythm couple together to create a fiery, catchy tune.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The character animation is frequently a hoot, especially in the breakfast foods segment that might inspire trips to the kitchen when viewing.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lena Dunham is also a hoot as a goofy but kind arts teacher.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Broncos put up negative net yardage on a whopping four drives, and only found a shred of fourth-quarter magic in Nix’s right arm on a late third-down rollout to Franklin to help put the game away.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the unfixed nature of trauma colors even the most vivid of memories with shreds of doubt.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Whit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whit. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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