as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
they choose to live modestly and don't seem to give a fig for the trappings of success
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Recent Examples of fig
Seagle’s last stop was the towering Moreton Bay fig that had shaded the property for decades.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The finish imparts cognac flavors like plum, vanilla and light fig, as well as textures—sips are ultra-smooth with pronounced agave notes that linger on the palate.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The mimetic principles already outlined in Vitruvius (primarily the idea that the classical orders imitate the structure of a primitive wooden construction) were, from the start, fig leaves, and widely understood as such.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The drink mixes rum, pomegranate, smoked pineapple juice and fig honey.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The finish imparts cognac flavors like plum, vanilla and light fig, as well as textures—sips are ultra-smooth with pronounced agave notes that linger on the palate.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The mimetic principles already outlined in Vitruvius (primarily the idea that the classical orders imitate the structure of a primitive wooden construction) were, from the start, fig leaves, and widely understood as such.
—Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
The drink mixes rum, pomegranate, smoked pineapple juice and fig honey.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fig
Noun
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Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The teams combined to take 168 3-pointers, and didn’t play a lick of defense.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Photo by Jeffery Edwards/Shutterstock In addition to artists, local restauranteurs are taking some of the hardest licks, given most are small-business owners and entrepreneurs who survive on the thinnest of margins and don’t have much in terms of reserves.—
Joe Diaz,
AFAR Media,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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The movie is a jaw-dropping hoot, with Moore as an aging celebrity who takes a drug treatment that unlocks her younger self (Margaret Qualley).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Parker Posey plays Tim’s wife, Victoria, a brassy belle who thinks everything her children do is a hoot.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Fig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fig. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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