Mean
Common collocations
| number | mean number | narrow number |
Both words in one sentence
- On Jinx the planet's shape and gravity mean that only narrow areas between the poles and the equator are habitable, and then only just.
Source: Planetville -
Most blatant is when Theseus rallies the troops to the hole in the wall by claiming that in the narrow passage, "their numbers mean nothing".
Source: Film / Immortals - It's a common tendency for people to say they "listen to everything" but mean only the (usually incredibly narrow) range of music that gets decent radio coverage in their area.
Source: Small Reference Pools / Music
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Narrow and Mean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/narrow
Mean & Narrow. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/narrow>.
Narrow or Mean. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mean/narrow.
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