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
On the surface, the AirPods Max appear to be the most bare-bones.
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PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
As families brace for the potential of a bare-bones holiday season, retailers like Aldik Home in Los Angeles are stuck in limbo.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Other than that, though, the Capital One Business Savings Account is a fairly bare-bones account and doesn’t offer many perks.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
That gives them the freedom to tailor their offerings to members’ needs—offering bare-bones catastrophic coverage to a group of young waiters, for instance—which in turn lowers costs for enrollees.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
As families brace for the potential of a bare-bones holiday season, retailers like Aldik Home in Los Angeles are stuck in limbo.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Other than that, though, the Capital One Business Savings Account is a fairly bare-bones account and doesn’t offer many perks.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
That gives them the freedom to tailor their offerings to members’ needs—offering bare-bones catastrophic coverage to a group of young waiters, for instance—which in turn lowers costs for enrollees.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bare-bones
Adjective
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Juan Soto, meanwhile, went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout and heard a smattering of boos from a sparse crowd after a seventh-inning groundout.—
Peter Sblendorio,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
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Soto, meanwhile, received a smattering of boos from a sparse crowd, particularly after a seventh-inning groundout.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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This is hardly surprising, as medical training catapults ordinary people into the extraordinary, where life-or-death stakes are no mere metaphors.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Los Angeles is now a mere 12 months away from serving as primary host of the World Cup soccer championships, and three years away from taking the world stage as host of both the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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In a short address to the squad on Monday evening, Wiegman expressed, in front of Earps, sentiments of frustration, disappointment and anger at Earps’ decision before walking out of the room.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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But in the end, like so often before, their effort fell just short.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible? NOAA projected a view line, marking a minimal opportunity to see the northern lights that sweeps through northern Iowa.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Inside the Senate, Johnson’s broader strategy—pushing through House priorities quickly and with minimal changes—is beginning to unravel.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 June 2025
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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare-bones. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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