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Recent Examples of cheaply
Ghalibaf also touted the Iranian regime's ability to make drones quickly and cheaply.
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Will Clark, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Almost half the 43 drugs listed on TrumpRx were already available more cheaply as generics, a STAT analysis found.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
But today, language generators can churn out language for appropriation, more cheaply and quickly than a human ghostwriter could.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Experts say that Iran will have little trouble replenishing its massive supply of drones, which can be made relatively quickly and cheaply while still causing serious damage.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
And dance singles can be advertised simply and cheaply, with a single eye-catching Instagram or TikTok video.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
The upstairs room, a supper club, is smallish and cheaply finished; the food is an afterthought, the party never-starting.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The issue isn’t AI hallucinations but rather generative AI’s ability to produce plausible fiction cheaply and at scale.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
Inception on Tuesday is set to release Mercury 2, an AI model that’s designed to field questions from users significantly faster and more cheaply than alternative services.
—Dina Bass, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 2026
Will Clark, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Almost half the 43 drugs listed on TrumpRx were already available more cheaply as generics, a STAT analysis found.
—Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
But today, language generators can churn out language for appropriation, more cheaply and quickly than a human ghostwriter could.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Experts say that Iran will have little trouble replenishing its massive supply of drones, which can be made relatively quickly and cheaply while still causing serious damage.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
And dance singles can be advertised simply and cheaply, with a single eye-catching Instagram or TikTok video.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
The upstairs room, a supper club, is smallish and cheaply finished; the food is an afterthought, the party never-starting.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
The issue isn’t AI hallucinations but rather generative AI’s ability to produce plausible fiction cheaply and at scale.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
Inception on Tuesday is set to release Mercury 2, an AI model that’s designed to field questions from users significantly faster and more cheaply than alternative services.
—Dina Bass, Bloomberg, 24 Feb. 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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To support the project, the company has sought state tax incentives through the Texas Enterprise Zone Program, which offers sales and use tax breaks to encourage private investment and job creation in economically distressed areas.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the immediate aftermath of Poland’s Communist collapse, the country was considered one of the most economically dire in Europe — but the status quo has changed in a major way.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Students that are assigned a teacher that inflates grades are more likely to score poorly on future tests.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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For Europe, the LNG crisis is poorly timed.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gay impressed during training camp, but sparingly played last season for some unknown reason.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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While there is a small stage, it is used sparingly.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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