as in slightly
by a very small margin
we barely made it to the church on time
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Recent Examples of barely
But the only place the song (barely) charted was in Sweden.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Bringing women on the road is even more important in a summer where, according to the work of Book More Women, they’re barely represented on major country and Americana festivals.
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Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2026
Invisible French manicures are a minimalist take on the classic French manicure, designed for an ultra-subtle, barely-there finish.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
Weeks after the Civil War's guns fell silent and barely two months after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas.
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Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Bringing women on the road is even more important in a summer where, according to the work of Book More Women, they’re barely represented on major country and Americana festivals.
—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2026
Invisible French manicures are a minimalist take on the classic French manicure, designed for an ultra-subtle, barely-there finish.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
19 June 2026
Weeks after the Civil War's guns fell silent and barely two months after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas.
—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barely
Adverb
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Across the full sample, those with insecure attachments reported wanting slightly larger families than those with secure ones, and insecure attachment was likewise modestly associated with having more children.
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While the numbers of comedies on the ballot stayed almost level with last year (up very slightly to 71 from 69), dramas dropped from 126 in 2025 to 110 this year, and limited/anthology series are down to 31, from 44 last year.
Adverb
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Like Eastern, the airline promised passengers that if a flight was full, the shuttle would roll out a second plane – even for just one passenger.
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As the four-day event continues today, Wednesday, June 24 through Friday, June 26, there’s no better time to snag the latest deals that just launched on site.
Adverb
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Chait narrowly averted a three-union strike in April with agreements that restored labor peace — but left critics questioning whether the school system could afford the pact, and whether Carvalho would have held out for a more affordable deal.
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The other gap is that the economic benefits of tourism remain too narrowly concentrated.
Adverb
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But Lancaster County is hardly alone in Hispanic population growth for the Rock Hill region.
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The thought hardly goes through my mind when my reel pipes a high crescendo.
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barely. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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