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as in cheap
costing little
throughout the trip we ate at bargain-basement restaurants in order to save money
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as in inferior
of low quality
bargain-basement shoes that fell apart after a week
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Recent Examples of bargain-basement
Fox paid all of $485 million for the rights to cover this year’s World Cup, a bargain-basement buy-in necessitated by FIFA’s insistence on staging the 2022 event in Qatar, a place where the summer temperatures regularly reach 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Where both wanted their touches on the club, neither decided that going bargain-basement shopping was the best route to do business.
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Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Owned by Robert Lehmann and his wife, Verna; trained by Don Combs; and ridden by Mike Manganello, the son of Bold Commander and the broodmare Dust Storm was a bargain-basement $6,500 acquisition at the September 1968 Keeneland yearling sale.
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Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Perhaps owners harbor some wishful thinking about bargain-basement rates.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
Soon, the proud agricultural families are forced to migrate and sell their land at bargain-basement prices.
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Alissa Simon,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
These were more like bargain-basement metal plates that filled a portion of his mouth.
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Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Not too long ago, Western markets were subtly dismissing Chinese cars for coming off as bargain-basement alternatives.
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New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2026
Where both wanted their touches on the club, neither decided that going bargain-basement shopping was the best route to do business.
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Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Owned by Robert Lehmann and his wife, Verna; trained by Don Combs; and ridden by Mike Manganello, the son of Bold Commander and the broodmare Dust Storm was a bargain-basement $6,500 acquisition at the September 1968 Keeneland yearling sale.
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Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Perhaps owners harbor some wishful thinking about bargain-basement rates.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
Soon, the proud agricultural families are forced to migrate and sell their land at bargain-basement prices.
—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
These were more like bargain-basement metal plates that filled a portion of his mouth.
—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Not too long ago, Western markets were subtly dismissing Chinese cars for coming off as bargain-basement alternatives.
—
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain-basement
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The pricier piece is often the cheaper one to own.
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That marks a shift from an older data-center playbook built around cheap land, fiber access and tax incentives, with power planning often becoming a constraint later in the process.
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That makes for a more compelling value proposition, useful in daily life, versus a more specialized machine with inferior performance.
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People mock Americans for using the word because the rest of the world likes a chance to make the superpower feel inferior.
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This is worth remembering amid perhaps reasonable excitement about the World Cup.
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Fortunately, this month New York’s Legislature passed the bipartisan Responsible Data Center Development Act placing a 1-year moratorium on data center development while reasonable safeguards are created.
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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The Yeatman runs an inexpensive shuttle down the hill to Porto—a welcome service since this is not an easy city to drive in.
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The primary benefit of Target Circle 360 is same-day delivery from Target and other local stores, as well as fast and inexpensive shipping.
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This is Conolly’s Folly, built in 1740 at the height of a terrible famine.
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The heroes who save us from these awful, terrible music haters do so with force.
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These areas had experienced decades of disinvestment, tied to redlining, racist housing covenants and other discriminatory policies, making them among the city’s more affordable neighborhoods.
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While the future of affordable care, spay and neuter and stray support remains unclear, Yapp said her mission is clear.
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Are those still your worst fears?
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While a higher tracker error is not bad in and of itself, most investors become uncomfortable when their portfolio acts so differently from the index.
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“Bargain-basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain-basement. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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