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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
Independent power producers, who often build cleaner and cheaper energy, are locked out.
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Randy Niemeyer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
That's certainly an option, but if money is an issue, the Lego Technic Artemis Space Launch System is cheaper at £44.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
That is what everyone is glomming onto as this is the dividing line between too expensive and cheap enough to encourage people to give it a shot.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
That way, customers can try to exchange or cancel their tickets and buy cheaper ones if airfare ends up falling.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
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Randy Niemeyer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
That's certainly an option, but if money is an issue, the Lego Technic Artemis Space Launch System is cheaper at £44.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
That is what everyone is glomming onto as this is the dividing line between too expensive and cheap enough to encourage people to give it a shot.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
That way, customers can try to exchange or cancel their tickets and buy cheaper ones if airfare ends up falling.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheap
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But America’s fossil-fuel machine should be ready to face an inexpensive upstart technology, too.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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And the far-from-inexpensive prices for lottery winners mean prices still play an allocation role in the random drawings.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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As compiled by Gnostics, who consider the material world to be a fundamentally terrible place.—
Jay Martel,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Astros’ young second baseman, Jose Altuve, was making waves, Fisher remembered, yet the club still looked terrible.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The stingy defense has given up 20, 37, 46, 30 and now 35.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Your deceptive advertising and stingy preparation cost you some customers.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Smith said the legislation could pass in December, during the lame-duck session of Congress that will follow November’s midterm elections, but that the coming days are critical.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Maybe that’s a lame hook, but that, combined with the return of reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, gets them back in their spot.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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But nothing is ever easy for the B’s on the road.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Clocking in at about 500 square feet, the place was more than comfortably sized, with floor-to-ceiling windows for easy wake-ups with the sun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Great Gear Swap will help make participating in sports affordable for families while helping the environment, Rubo said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Head Start is one of the only affordable child care options for kids with disabilities like Kailo, but funding freezes have led to major cuts to the program; and Brewer hopes someday Kailo's medical needs will be covered under Medicaid, but their waiver application was denied.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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While youth suicide remains a leading cause of death, the youth suicide rate is down in Colorado, and the number of kids reporting poor mental health also dropped from 23% in 2023 to 14% in 2025.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The launch came amid overcast skies and a weather forecast that was reduced to just a 75% chance for good conditions, according to Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron, which also noted a moderate risk for poor conditions at the booster landing site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Over the years, fans have on social media have called out Nate’s selfish behavior in his relationship with Andy, seemingly upset with her for pursuing a career in fashion.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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The movie underscores the absurdity of attempting to hew to outdated philosophies in a selfish, modern culture.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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