as in sparse
including only what is most basic or needed
a bare-bones website a bare-bones wedding ceremony The hotel rooms are bare-bones.
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Recent Examples of bare-bones
Last month, social media posts were sent and a bare-bones website went live announcing the Golden Helmet Collective, which is lacking detail, but seems to be the start of a hockey-specific effort to raise NIL money for future Gophers.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
Airlines spent years slicing up their coach cabins, from extra legroom seats to bare-bones basic economy fares that don't allow changes or include a seat assignment.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 July 2025
In late April, Indiana's Republican supermajority approved a bare-bones state budget that included a last-minute measure to strip $7.4 million from Indiana Public Broadcasting.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
Its appeal may be each location’s zero-frills, 1950s-style diner aesthetic — or its refreshingly bare-bones menu.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
Airlines spent years slicing up their coach cabins, from extra legroom seats to bare-bones basic economy fares that don't allow changes or include a seat assignment.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 July 2025
In late April, Indiana's Republican supermajority approved a bare-bones state budget that included a last-minute measure to strip $7.4 million from Indiana Public Broadcasting.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 8 July 2025
Its appeal may be each location’s zero-frills, 1950s-style diner aesthetic — or its refreshingly bare-bones menu.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bare-bones
Adjective
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While Uber lists Bardstown as a partner city, available drivers are sparse, so plan ahead for alternative transportation.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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But Canada’s massive swaths of forested land, a sparse population and limited infrastructure mean the country is constrained in its ability to respond to all blazes.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The emperor of the forest, whose brain has one hundred and seventy times more neurons than man’s, will be reduced to mere white bones on this earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Amongst thousands of potential candidates, which ones are truly functional and which are mere byproducts of translation? Traditional methods are slow and labor-intensive, unable to separate signal from noise efficiently.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These unique squirrels have a speckled brownish gray coat with shorter tails that are not as bushy as the more common fox squirrels.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Elevated Velocity’s profile ― long hood, spacious interior, short rear overhang, fastback rear end ― is consistent with the current Cadillac Lyriq and Celestiq.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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At the constitutionally minimal age of 25, Cawthorn was among the youngest House members ever and drew negative headlines over several scandals, embarrassing videos, unhinged rhetoric, and run-ins with the law.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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Observers should look toward east, ideally from a location with a clear horizon and minimal light pollution.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare-bones. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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