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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
But there have been real improvements in the world of cheap coffee makers.
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Although natural gas remains much cheaper than the peak in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices remain 37% higher than this point last year.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The conspiracy flavor enters when enthusiasts argue that establishment science or industry suppressed a cheap, clean power source.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
For visitors arriving in Boston, the T often provides the easiest and cheapest first step into the city.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Although natural gas remains much cheaper than the peak in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices remain 37% higher than this point last year.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
The conspiracy flavor enters when enthusiasts argue that establishment science or industry suppressed a cheap, clean power source.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
For visitors arriving in Boston, the T often provides the easiest and cheapest first step into the city.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheap
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The restaurant, 1633 Park Place in Park Place Village, is offering basically the same menu of inexpensive lunch and dinner platters, burgers and seafood, cooked and served by many of the same staffers.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Sep. 2025
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Painting a room can be a quick and inexpensive way to refresh your space.—
Miranda Silva,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Overall, this wasn’t a terrible episode, but having our heroes start in the UK and then end up in Spain in the first episode felt rushed and wasteful.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Both men are good, both men are bad and both men have made terrible mistakes.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Though stingy, the Bengal Tigers have scored only 40 points in wins over Clemson (17-10) and Louisiana Tech (23-7).—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Arizona opened the season with a dominant 40–6 win over Hawai'i, powered by a strong ground attack and a stingy defense.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Shootouts are lame in comparison.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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On the other hand, Powell probably has little incentive to commit firmly given high lame-duck status and the fact that more employment and inflation numbers will hit before the September meeting.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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The bipartisan vote signals that the final passage will likely be easy to gain as the upper chamber looks to pass the defense bill this month.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the easiest was an airplane flying overhead.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Apex provides life insurance and supplemental coverage to millions of policyholders across North America, offering affordable protection to working families who need it most.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sturdy yet affordable, this industrial-leaning lofted bed is under $200, ideal for those on a budget or who need a temporary arrangement.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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So yes, be yourself, so long as that self is not selfish, impulsive, or obnoxious.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To be a quarterback means being selfish and sometimes delusional.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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