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Meanings of fewest in English

(Superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number.

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Examples for "most"
Examples for "most"
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However, most energy industry experts think the future involves some new nuclear.
The Guardian
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However, most market participants are able to access open-outcry trading, Duffy said.
Reuters
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Right now, that's a problem without a good solution for most people.
Reuters
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However things are different in most of modern-day Europe and North America.
BBC
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WANT to know the most dangerous words in the market right now?
News.com.au
Usage of fewest in English
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The Nuggets' 81 points allowed was their second fewest of the season.
Reuters
2
The point is to do the thing in the fewest possible moves.
Amusements in Mathematics
3
The best letter states clearly all the facts in the fewest words.
Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful ...
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The House bill was a simple repeal in the fewest possible words.
Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 / From Lincoln to Garfield, w...
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But the puzzle is to do it in the fewest possible moves.
Amusements in Mathematics
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One top 10 finish all year -the fewest of his career.
The Irish Times
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Ford snipped out his call for help in the fewest possible words:
Empire Builders
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The Jayhawks' 23 points were their fewest in any half all season.
Reuters
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Utah's 90 points tied the fewest scored against Oklahoma City this season.
Reuters
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Children with both insurance and a USC had the fewest unmet needs.
Pubmed
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Where do students go to school for the fewest number of hours?
BBC
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Thrace, especially the south-eastern part, and Albania have the fewest Slavonic place-names.
The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
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America and Scotland have the fewest of any, and Italy the most.
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2
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Such was her story, told by her in the fewest of words.
Castle Richmond
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His plots are worked out by the simplest and the fewest positions.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book III
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Of the top four teams, United have scored the fewest -17.
The Guardian
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Fewest through the time
Fewest across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common