1
as in barely
by a very small margin
I thought the first one was slightly better
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2
as in little
in a very small quantity or degree
he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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The timing of these cuts could not be worse for the millions of families barely scraping by like hers.—
Aisha Nyandoro,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025 -
That’s a dramatic drop-off from the strong job growth of 186,000 seen in January and barely half the 142,500 net gain that economists had expected, according to FactSet estimates.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Futures tied to the broad market index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were little changed.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2025
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That’s because his name was mentioned very little in the first season of the show, but he was best known as the librarian.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The order comes just days after Trump’s heated exchange with Zelensky in the Oval Office.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The family-friendly outing comes just days after the 52-year-old Argo star — fresh off his split from estranged wife Jennifer Lopez — and his son sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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That rebounded somewhat after the stage version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child proved to be a post-pandemic crowd pleaser.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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James Bond was front and center at the 2025 Academy Awards – and in a somewhat curious way.—
Colin Burnett,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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