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
Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.
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Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
The whit and the whoo are from different owls.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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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Chris Morris, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
The whit and the whoo are from different owls.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 July 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whit
Noun
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Drop some of the races on tracks no one gives a damn about and showcase the old school tracks, Bristol, Talladega and Daytona get three races a season.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If none of this makes a lick of sense, never fear.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eventually music theory discussion turned to actual licks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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,
9 May 2026
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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The perpetrators of these crimes are savage animals without a shred of humanity.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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That's patently false and not supported by a shred of evidence.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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“Whit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whit. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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