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
See All Example Sentences for bare-bones
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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The risk was getting waived and wallowing in the G League with sparse crowds, commercial travel between remote locales and a dog-eat-dog team culture for as little as $40,500.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The diffusion rule was more than just a mere export control.—
Matthew Mittelsteadt,
National Review,
26 May 2025
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In both mishaps, the upper stage, the vehicle where astronauts and cargo would ride, came apart mere minutes into its flight instead of landing as planned in the Indian Ocean.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Note that Duffus might also have attacked Baker's shenanigans through a fraudulent transfer lawsuit, but the charging order route turned out to be much shorter.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Each of them plays like a standalone vignette that could make a short film, and as with a short film program made up of multiple stories, some are stronger than others.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
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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Look no farther than March Madness, where brands ranging from Under Armour to Nyx and Skims flocked to sign up college students for NIL contracts — some of whom have relatively minimal followings.—
Cole Mason,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare-bones. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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