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only a few

ADJECTIVE

several

Synonyms

WEAK

a few a lot any certain considerable definite different disparate distinct divers diverse handful hardly any indefinite individual infrequent manifold many not many numerous particular personal plural proportionate quite a few rare respective scant scanty scarce scarcely any separate single small number some sparse special specific sundry

Antonyms

WEAK

individual none one

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But even the strongest sequences, like the opening scene where Teyana Taylor references her Oscar loss, filmed only a few months ago, can’t buoy those that flatline on arrival.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

It was only a few weeks ago that the Knicks had pulled out a win in a different set of impossible circumstances, overcoming a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to win Game 1 of the conference finals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Either way, the attack suggests a leadership that is feeling more confident than many outside observers expected only a few months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Neel Sannappa, chair of the California Democratic Party’s progressive caucus, said Raman was stymied by getting into the race late and having only a few months to campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Instead of in the United States, or in Germany, or at the bottom of the Atlantic, the portrait had turned up only a few blocks from where it was painted.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

only a few

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