as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
there's not an iota of doubt regarding the defendant's guilt
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Recent Examples of iota
There wasn’t an iota of gratitude in the TD Garden crowd for Steve Kerr, who helped lead Team USA — and three Celtics — to Olympic gold this summer.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Luckily for us, an extra decade of dating means even more emotional baggage — so casting older does not reduce the mess even one iota.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Trending on Billboard At 71, Lauper has not lost an iota of her distinctive vocal power.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
While anyone with an iota of empathy will be moved by Edith and Sébastien’s heroic effort to make the best of a horrific situation, the actual film offers little beyond its heartwarming premise.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Luckily for us, an extra decade of dating means even more emotional baggage — so casting older does not reduce the mess even one iota.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Trending on Billboard At 71, Lauper has not lost an iota of her distinctive vocal power.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
While anyone with an iota of empathy will be moved by Edith and Sébastien’s heroic effort to make the best of a horrific situation, the actual film offers little beyond its heartwarming premise.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iota
Noun
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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
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2024
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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 same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.—
Mattie Kahn,
Vogue,
23 July 2024
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One lucky family got a hoot of a tree topper this Christmas!—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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The comments are a hoot FBI text message warning: What to know about keeping your information safe The use of AI in higher education has received pushback from some due to concerns surrounding academic integrity and privacy.—
Helen Rummel,
The Arizona Republic,
17 Dec. 2024
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His baritone voice is loud and clear but not overly boosted, and vibrant electric guitar licks and fiddle fills are cleanly presented with clear panning.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cher Ami, however, managed to make it through—though not without taking his licks (the pigeon was shot in the chest and the leg, and lost an eye).—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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The case against him was built on eyewitness identification; not a shred of physical or forensic evidence linked him to the scene.—
Dan Slepian,
NBC News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Witness, without a shred of judgment, your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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Okay, where then would an intelligence explosion have a modicum of chance occurring?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of three Venom movies, Tom Hardy has done a lot to bring a modicum of gravitas to a profoundly silly story about a parasitic alien whose place in the Marvel universe cosmology has never made a lot of sense.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Oct. 2024
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Forest’s manager is notorious for giving little away, but his body language spoke volumes: smiling, upbeat, eager to get going.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
15 Aug. 2024
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Showing exasperation with the players involved does little to inspire confidence in them, and communicates to supporters that a manager is thinking about their own brand as much as the side’s performance.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
14 Dec. 2024
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“Iota.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iota. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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