as in handful
a small number
a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable
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Recent Examples of few
Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Aspin and Perry told the executives that in a few years most of their companies would not exist.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
That's due to childhood amnesia, or the inability for adults to remember much from the first few years of life.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 14 July 2025
Best Practices To Stay Safe A few minutes of preparation before enjoying firework festivities can save a lifetime of disability or a life-altering injury.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Nearly 70% indicated that still half or fewer of their workforce interacts with agents daily.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Aspin and Perry told the executives that in a few years most of their companies would not exist.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
That's due to childhood amnesia, or the inability for adults to remember much from the first few years of life.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 14 July 2025
Best Practices To Stay Safe A few minutes of preparation before enjoying firework festivities can save a lifetime of disability or a life-altering injury.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for few
Noun
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At the same time Tracks II dropped, the rocker also shared Lost and Found: Selections from the Lost Albums, a one-disc offering featuring just a handful of Springsteen’s new cuts at a budget price.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Snack smart: Choose snack foods that are good sources of proteins, such as a handful of nuts, seeds, or edamame.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Typically support is limited, either by a sole that’s too rigid to go flat, a sole that’s too flexible for a safe heel, or a mechanism that lacks the ability to swap the heels.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Once again, vehicular access was closed and pedestrian access was limited.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Jenny and Chris Harmon’s house caught on fire last year when construction workers rebuilding a home on the lot next door used a backhoe to knock down a tree, ripping the electrical wires off the couple’s home.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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Check the soil’s moisture regularly, and water when the top couple of inches of soil feel dry.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Few.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/few. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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