- comparative of small.
smaller
Example Sentences
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Ahead of important consumer-prices data this week, Citigroup is recommending investors put money into beaten-down smaller companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
The non-oil side of the country’s economy was smaller in the second quarter than in the first, according to Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He promised to replace Rikers with smaller facilities, but their construction is lagging behind schedule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The effects on physical health were smaller, but still significant.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
From it sprouted another, smaller branch, and from that a fan of thinner branches.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
