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Recent Examples of least
Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Prominent Republicans have alleged that Biden's true cognitive state was covered up during at least part of his term as president.
—James Bickerton
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
The mammoth bill, which is backed by President Trump, narrowly passed the House of Representatives last month and is now being worked on in the Senate, which is expected to make at least some changes.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Prominent Republicans have alleged that Biden's true cognitive state was covered up during at least part of his term as president.
—James Bickerton
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Noun
Women nominated for Grammy Awards, for instance, were most likely to be recognized for best new artist or song of the year and least likely to be up for producer of the year.
—August Brown, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.’s top 15.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for least
Noun
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And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible? NOAA projected a view line, marking a minimal opportunity to see the northern lights that sweeps through northern Iowa.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Inside the Senate, Johnson’s broader strategy—pushing through House priorities quickly and with minimal changes—is beginning to unravel.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Ones are the people who help the zeros in their crusades.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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After each striking early, the Twins and Royals pitching staffs put up zeros throughout the middle and late innings of the game, leading them into the ninth inning deadlocked.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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This is hardly surprising, as medical training catapults ordinary people into the extraordinary, where life-or-death stakes are no mere metaphors.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Los Angeles is now a mere 12 months away from serving as primary host of the World Cup soccer championships, and three years away from taking the world stage as host of both the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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There are solid green and variegated cultivars that are drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and seldom bothered by insect pests.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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These tail feathers trail elegantly behind as the bird weaves through the forest in pursuit of flying insects.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Pressed on one side by hard-liners and on the other by opponents of the Islamic Republic, the regime’s centrists and reformists had become political nonentities.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Pressed on one side by hard-liners and on the other by opponents of the Islamic Republic, the regime’s centrists and reformists had become political nonentities.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Least.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/least. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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