Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leasts
Noun
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Where else could award winning writers pop off about nothing at all, and nobodies could rattle the ivory towers?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025 -
Professional athletes, however, aren’t nobodies.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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John McCutcheon, a biology professor at Arizona State University, studies the symbiotic relationships between insects and the invisible bacteria that live inside their cells.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Wipe it down with a cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol to kill any insects and to remove sap.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Congress’s lower chamber has always contained its share of mediocrities.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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These two 6-6 mediocrities are battling for first place in the AFC North.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Monte Vista boasts a pair of solid lightweights in Alexa Malinis (100) and Katara Ortiz (105).—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hughes is one of the world's top lightweights in MMA, the sport where McGregor built his following and name.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Leasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasts. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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