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slim pickings

pronoun as in few

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And the rest of the field is pretty slim pickings, Jeb included.

Tea Partiers looking for a third-party candidate to cast a protest vote are left with slim pickings.

AlbuquerqueThis sleepy southwestern town has Native American folklore and petroglyphs, but slim pickings for social life.

I figured, though, that when I had passed beyond the zone of this gracious hospitality there would be slim pickings.

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On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slim pickings, such as: absence, deficiency, inadequacy, lack, paucity, and shortage.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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