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Recent Examples of cheap With nearly 40 million Americans expected to hit the roads, gas prices will be their cheapest for Memorial Day since 2021. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 The majority of people are projected to hit the roads, fueled by gas prices that are expected to be the cheapest in years. Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 May 2025 Last month, the City Council approved the nearly $48 monthly fee on a 6-3 vote, while telling budget analysts to prepare cheaper options. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 Residential lite costs $80 per month, which is significantly cheaper than the regular residential plan, which is $120 per month in the US. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheap
Adjective
  • Providing access to very basic cooling measures is an overall inexpensive way to keep people safe and has the side benefit of economic efficiency.
    The Editors, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • Plastic: Lightweight and inexpensive, plastic stakes lack durability.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Djokovic knew he’d be seeded to play one of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz in the quarters, and in the end landed Zverev, which isn’t a terrible outcome, but would leave him with a possible Sinner-Alcaraz double bill in the semifinals and final to lift the trophy.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • One night the fish was very overcooked and covered with a terrible sauce.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • From examining markets and assessing team capacity to reviewing current offerings, the decision to expand to a second storefront is one that requires careful consideration before any concrete plans are put in motion.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • The review process is careful for a reason – and perhaps the only real method of speeding it up is the one Zeldin has proposed: reassigning staff so there are more people to share the work.
    Jeffrey Gore, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Adjective
  • Now Winston begins running errands in a pickup truck that can be customised with gadgets like a winch and a crane to make tasks easier.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • There’s no shortcut to that, and nobody’s been able to come up with an easier, better way to do it, which is why people have stopped doing it.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The brand makes our favorite down comforter, the best budget bamboo sheets, and the best affordable linen sheets.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • For amenities, vibrancy, and affordable property, Thessaloniki—Greece’s second city—is worth your attention.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • The product was released in 2023 to a poor reception, and discontinued before the company began winding down operations in February.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 May 2025
  • The original doesn’t go that deeply into it, but this poor girl was essentially forced to be a teen mom at this time in her life when all of her friends would be graduating high school and dating and thinking about their futures.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Among the close friends and family celebrating were Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • After the close, discount retailer Miniso Group (9896 HK, MSO US) missed Q1 estimates while online travel agency Tongcheng (780 HK) beat analyst expectations for Q1.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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