needle
Example Sentences
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Importantly, they haven’t moved the needle much on the company’s top line.
From Barron's
Warsh’s fans think he can thread the needle on both policy and politics.
From Barron's
It was small enough to fit easily in her palm, an engraved thick silver lid over the glass, which clicked open to show a quivering needle.
From Literature
“I think long term Optimus will have a very significant impact on the US GDP. Like it will actually move the needle on US GDP significantly.”
In the current crisis, “he is really threading this needle,” Phelps said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
