as in lesser
a smaller number of
I take fewer (and fewer) vacations every year. He teaches many fewer classes than I do.
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Exactly half of the league’s games had been decided by five points or fewer over the first three weeks of competition.
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Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2023
The Ravens set a record for fewest points allowed (165) in a 16-game regular season in 2000 and then held each playoff opponent to 10 points or fewer on their way to a 34-7 win over the New York Giants in Tampa, Florida, in Super Bowl XXXV.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2023
Though the Vikings’ close games drew more headlines, the Giants also fared well in tight situations, compiling an 8-4-1 record in the regular season in contests decided by 8 points or fewer.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023
Realistically, try to hold Joe Burrow and this offense to 21 points or fewer.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2023
The Ravens set a record for fewest points allowed (165) in a 16-game regular season in 2000 and then held each playoff opponent to 10 points or fewer on their way to a 34-7 win over the New York Giants in Tampa, Florida, in Super Bowl XXXV.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2023
Though the Vikings’ close games drew more headlines, the Giants also fared well in tight situations, compiling an 8-4-1 record in the regular season in contests decided by 8 points or fewer.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023
Realistically, try to hold Joe Burrow and this offense to 21 points or fewer.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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“Fewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fewer. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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