as in inexpensively
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Recent Examples of cheaply
General Electric was nearly felled the same year by its captive finance arm, which borrowed cheaply against its industrial parent’s rating.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
The service was also facing the retirement of older, larger ships and was looking for ways to maintain its fleet size with smaller surface combatants that could be built more quickly and cheaply than bigger vessels, the report said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Still, Starlink has the advantage of launching satellites cheaply and reliably on Falcon 9.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
It is understood Arsenal will not consider selling him cheaply before then.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 May 2026
That surge in lethality underscores the potency of the high-tech but cheaply made drones.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
If the workloads that justify the hyperscaler capex boom can be handled locally and cheaply, the house of cards Klement described starts to look structurally unstable from the foundation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026
If steadily growing businesses in cash-heavy industries could borrow cheaply to cover cash-flow gaps, that makes sense.
—Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
As a result, customers aren't faced with the limitations imposed by much more expensive systems or, at least, can supplement those systems cheaply.
—David Szondy
may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
The service was also facing the retirement of older, larger ships and was looking for ways to maintain its fleet size with smaller surface combatants that could be built more quickly and cheaply than bigger vessels, the report said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Still, Starlink has the advantage of launching satellites cheaply and reliably on Falcon 9.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
It is understood Arsenal will not consider selling him cheaply before then.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 May 2026
That surge in lethality underscores the potency of the high-tech but cheaply made drones.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
If the workloads that justify the hyperscaler capex boom can be handled locally and cheaply, the house of cards Klement described starts to look structurally unstable from the foundation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026
If steadily growing businesses in cash-heavy industries could borrow cheaply to cover cash-flow gaps, that makes sense.
—Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
As a result, customers aren't faced with the limitations imposed by much more expensive systems or, at least, can supplement those systems cheaply.
—David Szondy
may 02, New Atlas, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheaply
Adverb
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To this new arena of few big, let alone original, hits; to a place where expensive corporatized storytelling could hold no candle to the quick-turn, inexpensively made short videos young people watched or the quick-turn, inexpensively made long podcasts older people listened to.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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His Senate district runs from the Golden Gate Bridge’s northern end to the Oregon border, taking in Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte and Lake counties — some of the state’s most liberal and most conservative, politically, and its richest and poorest, economically.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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In this way, the two most powerful leaders in the world, both of whom are pursuing nationalistic economic programs, could be on track to make their respective countries economically weaker.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
Adverb
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Their front office scoffs at prospect rankings, where the Angels rate poorly.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Authorities allege the operation was unsafe and poorly managed.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Ciber’s unit has five such machines, used sparingly, and is preparing another, faster robot, capable of covering 10 miles an hour, to carry Kalashnikov small arms into battle.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Baking soda can sweeten tomatoes and deter pests, but must be used sparingly to avoid harming plants.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cheaply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheaply. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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