a shade

idiom

: a bit : a little
He is just a shade taller than his brother.

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Participants were also asked to try to match olo using a controllable color, coming closest with a shade of teal. Terry Collins, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 The white bungalows, trimmed in a shade of mint green, seemed to invite me to take a load off. Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025 Choose a shade that goes with your other yard decor. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 Barcelona may have created a shade under four goals worth of chances. Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for a shade

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“A shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20shade. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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