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as in inexpensive
costing little
e-mail is so popular because it's a cheap way to send messages
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as in terrible
of low quality
a cheap sweater that started to unravel almost as soon as I bought it
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as in stingy
giving or sharing as little as possible
a cheap coworker who never contributes to the collections taken up in the office
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as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
that was a cheap thing to say to someone who never did you any harm
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the boxer's early bouts were cheap wins, but now he's moving up to the top ranks of boxing
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Recent Examples of cheap
Would customers still choose us if intelligence itself became abundant and cheap?
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Carl Fritjofsson, Fortune, 19 June 2026
It’s included in most sets, though the cheapest sets may exclude it.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
That wasn’t cheap, and my family couldn’t afford it.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The private terminal isn’t cheap and may be viewed as yet another plaything for the wealthy in South Florida.
—Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
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Carl Fritjofsson, Fortune, 19 June 2026
It’s included in most sets, though the cheapest sets may exclude it.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
That wasn’t cheap, and my family couldn’t afford it.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
The private terminal isn’t cheap and may be viewed as yet another plaything for the wealthy in South Florida.
—Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheap
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That speed has become increasingly important as armed forces confront swarms of inexpensive drones designed to overwhelm conventional defenses.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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For the 23-year-old part-time student and political canvasser, moving out of her mom’s apartment in New Britain and buying an inexpensive car are daunting enough.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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This is Conolly’s Folly, built in 1740 at the height of a terrible famine.—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2026
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The heroes who save us from these awful, terrible music haters do so with force.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Be careful when riding back downtown on a bike, as the hill notoriously increases cycling speed.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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The Main Match Concealer is available in 22 shades, with careful consideration for South Asian undertones (which are often breezed by).—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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In November 2008 an errant air strike, conducted under auspices of a lame-duck Bush administration, killed 37 civilians who were at a wedding party in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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At supper the guides exchanged significant glances across the fire and acted like a couple of guys who have picked a lame horse.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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The same breakfast and lunch buffets are also served in the smaller bistro on Deck 8, which provides some excellent views of the surroundings—not to mention easy access to outdoor decks if wildlife is spotted during a meal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Fans who chose to take shuttle buses, as tournament organizers urged fans to do, generally seemed to have an easy commute.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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While the future of affordable care, spay and neuter and stray support remains unclear, Yapp said her mission is clear.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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These conditions can increase your vulnerability to adverse effects from poor air quality.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
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Equating the Holocaust to Gaza is in extremely poor taste.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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Both can be selfish, and both can be hard to see clearly on your own.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Maeve could be selfish and self-deluding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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