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noun

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Recent Examples of cheapie
Adjective
From January through April came films with no clear audience: horror cheapies, Oscar leftovers, prestige misfires. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025 Then there’s season three, which feels like one of those particularly cruel straight-to-video cheapies. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024 Well, the Braves used the longball to win Game – but there wasn’t a cheapie in the bunch. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020 Bart's homer against right-hander Luis Vasquez was not a Cactus League cheapie. Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 22 Feb. 2020 Christian Jones got a bit of a cheapie when he was called for roughing the passer on Bills quarterback Josh Allen that negated an interception, but Tracy Walker had a bad personal foul for hitting tailback Frank Gore out of bounds in the leg. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2019 Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapie
Adjective
  • The efficiency and immediacy of space medicine may well influence healthcare innovation far beyond orbit, inspiring systems that are faster, cheaper, and more accessible.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But because the signals are so faint, they can be drowned out by cheap jammers or replaced by counterfeit ones.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Durango Antique Market Hunt for bargains and hidden gems at the Durango Antique Market, a downtown storefront with more than 20 different vendors.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The extension looks like a bargain, however, given a Sports Illustrated report that both the Las Vegas Raiders and the New York Giants were offering the 37-year-old quarterback more than $100 million.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This inexpensive gadget works similarly to how a weed puller does in the garden.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Timberwolves signed forward Joe Smith to a series of inexpensive one-year deals with a promise to ink him to a massive future contract.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The buy now, pay later platform rose 3%, recouping about half of Thursday’s more than 6% loss.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Figure’s public debut follows other successful fintech and crypto IPOs this summer, including Klarna, a buy-now, pay-later company which went public on Wednesday and closed its first day of trading up 15%, after also raising its IPO price at the last minute.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Bondi could argue that her actions set a reasonable expectation that public officials should conduct themselves with respect towards other branches of government.
    Andrew Binns, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lawyers for the plaintiffs said their restraining order only prevented federal agents from making stops without reasonable suspicion, in line with the Constitution and Court precedent.
    Dan Gooding Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Soto has been crafty on the base paths, recording 29 steals on 32 attempts.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Levi's Original Trucker Jacket Don’t miss out on this gem of a steal on this beloved Levi’s denim jacket that has racked up over 8,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Older adults must factor in rising costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which would be announced later in 2025.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • While DATs hope that their equity attracts a premium to the underlying crypto asset (mNAV >1), this is not always the case.
    Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Cheapie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapie. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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