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Recent Examples of least
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
At the very least, the bride and groom have touched down in the Big Apple — and both are prepping to walk down the aisle looking their best.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
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.
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Marc Tracy,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
At the very least, portions of the central/northern Plains will be impacted by outflow from earlier convection.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
At the very least, the bride and groom have touched down in the Big Apple — and both are prepping to walk down the aisle looking their best.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
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.
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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.
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Marc Tracy,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for least
Adjective
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Plus, minimal prep means less clean-up and more time to relax and actually enjoy your food.
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This is the kind of simple outfit involves minimal planning, while looking thoroughly put-together.
Noun
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Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
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Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
Adjective
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Vine also reported that Buckingham Palace had offered the couple a royal residence for the Sussex family to use during their trip — but that the offer had yet to be be accepted, with mere days before their arrival.
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But this latest serious news from VW can’t be dismissed as a mere wrinkle.
Noun
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While CinemaCon 2026 brought us exciting news about new films, it was also bogged down with status quo nothings about how Amazon MGM still hasn’t found a new James Bond.
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.
Adjective
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Your little girl was a little -- your littlest girl was a little naughty.
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All of our top picks for the littlest kids are $30 or less today.
Noun
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For those on a budget with slightly less zeroes, RPM Bakehouse is a more laissez-faire, cafe-slash bakery.
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Kids whose families had been chased out of half of Europe started the picture studios, the scrap yards that became fortunes, and eventually the software companies that created a whole new world of ones and zeros.
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The women earned as little as $25 per game—or frequently zilch.
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Reviews have been mixed, with some critics embracing Gyllenhaal’s bold vision and others dismissing it as a whole lot of sound and fury, signifying zilch.
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During the Biden Administration, Pakistan had become a virtual pariah in Washington, or had been reduced to a nonentity, as the United States left Afghanistan and saw India as a means of countering China.
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All Dickens heroes are complete nonentities who know 217 wacky people.
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“Least.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/least. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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