as in lesser
a smaller number of
I take fewer (and fewer) vacations every year. He teaches many fewer classes than I do.
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Recent Examples of fewer
Exactly half of the league’s games had been decided by five points or fewer over the first three weeks of competition.
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Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2023
The Ravens set a record for fewest points allowed (165) in a 16-game regular season in 2000 and then held each playoff opponent to 10 points or fewer on their way to a 34-7 win over the New York Giants in Tampa, Florida, in Super Bowl XXXV.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2023
Another possible explanation is that later in the first two years of the pandemic, there may have also been fewer deaths than expected in some areas because some of the least healthy people in the area had already died of COVID-19.
—Dielle Lundberg, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
What's happening now is a lot of transmission, fewer deaths and hospitalizations, but a lot of transmission.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
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Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2023
The Ravens set a record for fewest points allowed (165) in a 16-game regular season in 2000 and then held each playoff opponent to 10 points or fewer on their way to a 34-7 win over the New York Giants in Tampa, Florida, in Super Bowl XXXV.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2023
Another possible explanation is that later in the first two years of the pandemic, there may have also been fewer deaths than expected in some areas because some of the least healthy people in the area had already died of COVID-19.
—Dielle Lundberg, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023
What's happening now is a lot of transmission, fewer deaths and hospitalizations, but a lot of transmission.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fewer
Adjective
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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In 2022, a consortium of private retirement-plan providers announced a collaboration to boost the portability of small retirement accounts.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The sheriff’s office handles homicide investigations for several smaller municipalities within the county.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Fewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fewer. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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