slighter
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Drake has a beautiful voice, but her Ali is slighter than that of Maleah Joi Moon, who won a Tony for her Broadway debut performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Seattle-area residents may have another, albeit slighter, chance to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis Saturday evening, the Seattle office of the National Weather Service says.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2024
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
Originally programmed in 1987 by George Lewis, the composer, performer and computer-music pioneer, Voyager’s discography is slighter than Mitchell’s, but likewise thrilling.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
Instead a slighter and far more welcome figure was chasing after me.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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