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
The slighter, swifter Sam Simmonds starts at eight after Alex Dombrandt's brush with Covid.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2022
He’d filled out the last couple of years, looking just shy of imposing, especially next to the older, slighter Bunderson.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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