slighter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighter
Adjective
  • Labor advocates say the strikers’ benefits bill is a necessary counter to the advantages most employers have at the bargaining table, especially since the Trump administration has left the National Labor Relations Board with insufficient members to act and shrunk the ranks of labor mediators.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
  • The measure previously failed to pass a procedural hurdle due to insufficient Democratic support.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • When their work is considered inadequate, a perfectionistic leader’s anger can threaten psychological safety in the workplace.
    Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • Yesterday’s announcement that Israel will allow a basic quantity of food into Gaza is wholly inadequate.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • He's been deficient as a one-on-one defender; inconsistent as a bench scorer.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
  • Every leader has the opportunity to assess their strength of character relative to the 11 dimensions and to understand whether what could be a virtue manifests as a deficient (underdeveloped) or an excess (unsupported) vice, which could compromise judgment and well-being.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Slighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighter. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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