slighter
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We’re left with a nightmare of identity that feels slighter than it should, unsure of where to point its knife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
His most dramatic liberties were reined in; tempo fluctuations became slighter.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Wu showcases a knack for mining meaning out of the slighter essays, about her teenage job at a quaint bakery, for example, or her idiosyncratic affection for bunnies.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
In a European-style system, by contrast, a 4-point shift to the right or left might change only one party in the country’s governing coalition, prompting a slighter policy change more proportional to the electorate’s mood.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
The second male hovered unobtrusively behind them, slighter than the leader, his light brown hair and regular features both nondescript.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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