as in limited
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as in handful
a small number
a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable
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Recent Examples of few
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
The broadcast volume has gone down, with four networks ordering fewer shows and just a handful of pilots.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
After a few false starts, SZA‘s long-in-the-works album Lana appears to be emerging Friday (Dec. 20).
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
As for her accessories, Washington wore glittering pieces, including a few rings and a delicate bracelet.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The responses were also split along party lines, with a fair amount of Democrats finding the killing acceptable compared to very few Republicans and independents.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
The broadcast volume has gone down, with four networks ordering fewer shows and just a handful of pilots.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
After a few false starts, SZA‘s long-in-the-works album Lana appears to be emerging Friday (Dec. 20).
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
As for her accessories, Washington wore glittering pieces, including a few rings and a delicate bracelet.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for few
Adjective
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Chanel last week announced that Matthieu Blazy would be taking over from Virginie Viard as its new creative lead—meaning there are perhaps a limited number of Bottega Veneta placements to come from Rihanna.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The actress is next set to star in Thunderbolts and was announced to join a seven-episode limited series based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel East of Eden for Netflix.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The second is a custodian that's currently providing services to institutional investors in a handful of familiar crypto-assets.Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Another handful of participants in that program and its antecedents have raised more than $10 million each and/or developed profitable business models.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Overall, financial independence has allowed the couple to continually re-imagine what their own lives could look like.Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The cost of that dedication, though, has been laid bare over the last couple of months.Rory Smith, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Few.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/few. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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