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| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, esp. when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. [1/2 definitions] |
| scarcely |
just barely; by only a small margin. [1/2 definitions] |
| scrape |
to succeed by a very small margin or with great difficulty (often fol. by "through" or "by"). [1/13 definitions] |
| shave |
to reduce (a price) by a small margin. [1/8 definitions] |
| sinuate |
having a strongly wavy margin or edge, as some leaves. [1/3 definitions] |
| squeak by |
to succeed by a very close margin or with great difficulty. |
| squeak through |
to succeed by a very close margin or with great difficulty. |
| submarginal |
near the margin of a body part or organ. [1/3 definitions] |
| thrash |
to defeat completely or by a wide margin, as in an athletic contest. [1/5 definitions] |
| trounce |
to defeat, as in a sports contest, by a great margin. [1/2 definitions] |
| verge |
the border, margin, or edge of something. [1/6 definitions] |
| whisker |
(informal) a very small bit or narrow margin. [1/3 definitions] |
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