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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
Activists say favoring coal makes little sense at a time when renewables are cleaner, cheaper and reliable.
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Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Typically, prices spike in the fall and peak in the early winter months, but according to the USDA, softer market conditions domestically have driven cheaper retail costs — particularly for this time of year.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Below, the most common moving mistakes that can inflate your bill and practical fixes for a smoother (and cheaper) move.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
What are the best cheap pet products on Amazon?
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Typically, prices spike in the fall and peak in the early winter months, but according to the USDA, softer market conditions domestically have driven cheaper retail costs — particularly for this time of year.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Below, the most common moving mistakes that can inflate your bill and practical fixes for a smoother (and cheaper) move.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
What are the best cheap pet products on Amazon?
—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheap
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Caldwell added that there has been some price flexibility in the market, and that across a large automakers, there can be a lot of relatively inexpensive vehicles.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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These simple, relatively inexpensive interventions can yield lifelong benefits.—
Brian Park,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ball told TechCrunch that imposing the supply-chain risk label would send a terrible message to any company doing business with the government.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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But this is some terrible people.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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O’Leary’s task is to make a stingy defense for the past two seasons even stingier.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Darnold has All-Pro wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and running back Kenneth Walker, and the Seahawks defense is the stingiest in the league.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Saying the house is like a character too sounds a bit lame.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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That huge war chest would be especially remarkable amassed by a lame-duck president.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the era of easy, equity-like returns is fading as the asset class matures and competition intensifies, private credit’s growth phase is not over just yet, said PitchBook analyst Kyle Walters.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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But executing its strategy won’t be easy.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The discussion was the latest foray into how the state can balance its ambitious climate goals with keeping electricity affordable and keeping California’s in-state fuel production stable.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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For a much more affordable alternative, the Freehill Heated Socks get the job done at a fraction of the cost.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Still, the storm will provide another test for the Wu administration, which was criticized for its poor snow removal results following last month’s nor’easter.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The district’s poor spending practices and a broken culture long precede Allen’s leadership, according trustees and other parties.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The cub’s selfish decisions lead to the tree laying itself across a chasm to save its surrogate child.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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People forget that being an athlete is selfish.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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