1
as in barely
by a very small margin
I thought the first one was slightly better
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2
as in little
in a very small quantity or degree
he was slightly curious about the identity of the wine, but not enough to bother asking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slightly
Adverb
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Hailey Bieber just broke her streak of wearing ultra-subtle, barely there manis with a very out-of-character color choice.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Since 2020, both the Bills and Stars have enjoyed wonderful regular seasons, been picked to win titles, only to barely miss.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russell 2000 rallies — Fred Imbert 3 Hours Ago S&P 500 futures open little changed after historic rally S&P 500 futures were relatively unchanged Wednesday evening after stocks saw monumental gains following President Donald Trump's tariff reprieve.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Blippi is not animated, and is aimed at kids who are little older than those who might enjoy CoComelon.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 4.27% from 4.15% late Monday and from just 4.01% late Friday.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The data includes the Kursk region in Russia, where Ukraine is now holding on to just a few villages along the border, after a slow but successful Russian rollback of Kyiv’s surprise gains last summer.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Brother handles this somewhat differently than other manufacturers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Slightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slightly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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