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least

[leest] / list /
ADJECTIVE
slightest, smallest
Synonyms
STRONG
bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third
WEAK
atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling poorest short-end tiniest trivial unimportant
Antonyms
STRONG
big huge large substantial
WEAK
most

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A wolf arrived in Inyo County on Sunday morning, marking the first of her kind in the area in at least 100 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On Friday, Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now open — at least while the cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon remains in place.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Iranian national authorities are saying that at least 17 museums and historic sites in Iran alone have been damaged, but so far Unesco’s Pikkat said they’ve only confirmed four sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Pair that with a recovery in industrial end markets like medicine, robotics, and power, and you get a stock that can at least hold its recent gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The photos were small because there were at least a dozen of them crammed on the poster, some of them overlapping to show both the front and the back of the style.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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