Little and Passing

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Little adjective - Having relatively little height.

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Passing and little are semantically related. in short topic. In some cases you can use "Passing" instead an adjective "Little".

Nearby Word: littleness

Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

Usage example: his parents were willing to buy him a piano if he demonstrated that his interest in music was more than a passing fancy

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Little and passing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Little" instead an adjective "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

The adaptation of Harry as Ulquiorra is masterfully handled, and although the first chapter is a little short the length increase with each passing chapter.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Bleach
With every passing page, a little less page space was given to the one story and a little more to the other story, until at the middle of the book it's exactly 50/50.

Source: Painting the Medium
Ultimately though this is of little consequence precisely because there is nothing anyone can do about it and going mad is as good a way of passing what little time remains as any.

Source: Our Presidents Are Different

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