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scantily

Definition of scantilynext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantily
Adverb
  • When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Indeed, oil futures were little changed Sunday night after trading began following the US intervention in Venezuela.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
  • At the time Kubrick started making Full Metal Jacket, a brutal war drama based on Gustav Hasford’s excellent but relatively little-known 1979 novel, The Short Timers, many felt that American cinema hadn’t yet fully reckoned with the Vietnam War.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • One slightly wrong rate in a budget, procurement forecast, or loan estimate easily moves millions of dollars in the wrong direction.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Pale pink flower clusters that appear on the light green foliage in summer, slightly earlier than other sedum varieties.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Though there is nominally an estate tax today, Congress has not enacted a single provision to close loopholes in 35 years.
    Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Under this system, the brokerages nominally own the stock, but all the rights that attach to it—dividends, voting privileges, and so on—remain with the customers.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Scantily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantily. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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