as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
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Recent Examples of jot
But that has not consoled Mr Trump one jot.
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The Economist, 9 July 2020
All those centuries of intimacy, of living cheek by jowl, of building a shared culture, mattered not a jot.
—Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
These jot books still exist, and they’re kept in the Benson Ford archives.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2021
Each flash, zoom and jot captures a new angle of the casing’s unique markings.
—Dallas News, 28 Nov. 2022
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The Economist, 9 July 2020
All those centuries of intimacy, of living cheek by jowl, of building a shared culture, mattered not a jot.
—Aatish Taseer Richard Mosse, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
These jot books still exist, and they’re kept in the Benson Ford archives.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2021
Each flash, zoom and jot captures a new angle of the casing’s unique markings.
—Dallas News, 28 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
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By Charlie Campbell / Dhaka, Bangladesh November 21, 2024 12:00 AM EST Dhaka looks reborn after a fresh lick of paint.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
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He can be heard playing piano on the recordings of numerous scores featuring studio orchestras, including the famous driving piano lick in the Peter Gunn theme.EW.com, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Oldman seems to be having a hoot in the role, too, which has landed him one of the show’s aforementioned Emmy nominations.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Margaret Qualley, as the former A-lister's younger self, also goes for broke in a film that's a disturbing, hilarious and jaw-dropping hoot.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of people have been reported missing, perhaps unable to leave their location or unable to contact family where communications infrastructure is in shreds.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The story picks up in a military bunker in the Everglades, where the last shreds of humanity have gathered in search of safety.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Considered one of the scariest haunted houses in Cincinnati, the littles can visit with the lights on and friendly ghouls hand out candy.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2024
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And yet the government has done precious little to keep it from happening again.Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 13 July 2017
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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