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as in weak
lacking bodily strength
a small lad with a slight build
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as in minor
lacking importance
a slight comedy that did nothing to further her career
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as in little
of a size that is less than average
the slight youth packed a surprisingly solid punch
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as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
apart from a slight fishy taste, the dish was fine
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as in small
small in degree
only a slight chance of success
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as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
refused to respond to their petty slights
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as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges
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as in to isolate
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with
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as in to disdain
to show contempt for
music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste
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as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slight
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Beijing can mitigate this with more stimulus, export controls and a weaker currency, although these steps carry risks such as capital flight, debt and further trade conflict.David Kirton, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Hasbro is still feeling the impact of a weak 2023 that led to excess inventory and closeouts, as well as growing pains related to its plan to right-size its business and shed less profitable toys and business segments.Joan Verdon, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Does the irritability of minor annoyances worsen with age?James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Over the last ten years Chile has gone from a minor player in the global wine industry to become the fourth largest exporter: 230 million gallons going to 131 countries, with China its major importer.John Mariani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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But federal policy is just one of many things that sway output, which has little historical relationship to the party in power (see above).Ben Geman, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Communities that faced a large-scale disaster once in a generation now confront these threats annually, and those that had little apparent disaster risk now struggle to recover.Trevor Riggen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The intention at first was not to create a brand, per se, not even to make any more than a nominal profit (if that), Bartle says.Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The new suit seeks damages, including actual, nominal, statutory, consequential, and punitive damages of an unspecified amount, alongside attorneys’ fees and other relief.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
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From small towns to major cities, the Atlantic coast to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and affordable neighborhoods to upscale communities, Georgia offers diverse landscapes.Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2024
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Who scrounged to build her home and start a small business, struggled to meet a payroll and was forced to deal with clueless bureaucrats.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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More than 100 professional female soccer players have signed an open letter calling for FIFA to drop a sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabian oil conglomerate Aramco saying the deal was an insult to women’s football.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
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The insults used were women-specific, and often targeted her relationship with her sexuality.Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Patterson, who identifies as conservative and cast an early ballot for Trump-Vance, said she was not offended by Hinchliffe's joke about Puerto Rico.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Most concluded that what had happened was that the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, who has plenty of business with the federal government, and with the election approaching, dared not offend Donald Trump.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rather than isolating green spaces to specific parks, Singapore links these natural spaces through initiatives like the Park Connector Network, a series of trails dedicated to walking, running and cycling stretching across over 380 kilometers.Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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After the military seized power in a coup in 1962, Myanmar became internationally isolated, its economy floundered, and insurgencies grew—which ultimately resulted in the resignation of military leader Ne Win in 1988.Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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