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small number
adjective as in handful
Strong matches
Weak match
adjective as in several
Weak matches
- a few
- a lot
- any
- certain
- considerable
- definite
- different
- disparate
- distinct
- divers
- diverse
- handful
- hardly any
- indefinite
- individual
- infrequent
- manifold
- many
- not many
- numerous
- only a few
- particular
- personal
- plural
- proportionate
- quite a few
- rare
- respective
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- scarcely any
- separate
- single
- some
- sparse
- special
- specific
- sundry
pronoun as in few
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Forestry England have been reintroducing white-tailed eagles into southern England since 2019 and plan to release a small number in Exmoor National Park.
While the vast majority of cells appeared normal, nearly all of the women harboured a small number of breast cells -- about 3 per cent -- that carried genetic alterations commonly associated with cancer.
He is expected to conduct "very little public-facing activity" before leaving the post, the statement said, adding that he "plans to honour a small number of remaining commitments".
Oil revenue accounts for nearly 90% of Nigeria’s export earnings but a relatively small number of business people and politicians have gorged themselves on the oil wealth.
To demonstrate this simple dial mechanism, scientists turned to an even more familiar parrot, the budgerigar and, in a world-first, explored how individual cells turn different genes on or off throughout feather growth, pinpointing a small number of cells that use this detox protein for controlling pigment conversion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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