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
All three airlines are running bare-bones schedules, with recovery gradual and uncertain.
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Graham Rapier, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The organizations maintained bare-bones websites that used stock photos and short, generic descriptions.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
As with any economic disruption, people with the least have been hurt the most, leaving them to scour already bare-bones budgets for new places to cut back.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Vast is determined to launch a bare-bones station to orbit as soon as possible, with or without federal input, according to the company.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Graham Rapier, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The organizations maintained bare-bones websites that used stock photos and short, generic descriptions.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
As with any economic disruption, people with the least have been hurt the most, leaving them to scour already bare-bones budgets for new places to cut back.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Vast is determined to launch a bare-bones station to orbit as soon as possible, with or without federal input, according to the company.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bare-bones
Adjective
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That’s not just problematic for poorer communities but also for affluent suburbs like Cheshire that get sparse state funding.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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All 12 songs incorporate bells or bell-like instruments into their sparse mixes.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An anonymous trader made off with more than $400,000 on Polymarket, another such website, after betting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be toppled from office by the end of January, mere hours before Maduro was arrested.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Yet as the focus remains on federal politics, our state legislative maps and the unfairness of them cannot be a mere afterthought.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Poor sleep makes wrinkles look deeper, and consistently short nights accelerate visible aging.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
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This interactive project looks at the impact of warmer, shorter winters on regions all over the country, from less ice fishing in Minnesota and fewer ski days in Colorado to drying reservoirs in the Southwest and more ticks and mosquitoes in the Northeast.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given what is at stake, rotation should be minimal.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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His budget proposal includes minimal increases for most municipal departments, and small reductions in the building department and assessor’s office.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare-bones. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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