as little as
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—used to suggest that a number or quantity is surprisingly small
I could be back in as little as five days.
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Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
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Very thin asparagus will only take as little as 9 minutes; thicker spears might take 15-20 minutes.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The Blue Jays could probably get him for as little as $2.5 million this year.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Very thin asparagus will only take as little as 9 minutes; thicker spears might take 15-20 minutes.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The Blue Jays could probably get him for as little as $2.5 million this year.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“As little as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20little%20as. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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