as in cheap
costing little
I picked up a cheapo souvenir watch as gag gift
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Recent Examples of cheapo
Here are the 10 cheapo air trips for 2026, on average, for round-trip economy fares.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
The attention to design detail translates into the software, which looks unique and is just plain fun to use—rare qualities in a cheapo device.
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Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
The drive-in and cheapo exploitation producer who made American International Pictures a true-blue calling card for earthy delights gave many future giants of the movies their start.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
The key season here is 2026-27, when Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams would begin what are likely max or near-max extensions of their cheapo rookie deals, one year ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s deal becoming a supermax whopper in 2027-28.
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John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
19 July 2024
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
The attention to design detail translates into the software, which looks unique and is just plain fun to use—rare qualities in a cheapo device.
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Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
The drive-in and cheapo exploitation producer who made American International Pictures a true-blue calling card for earthy delights gave many future giants of the movies their start.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
The key season here is 2026-27, when Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams would begin what are likely max or near-max extensions of their cheapo rookie deals, one year ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s deal becoming a supermax whopper in 2027-28.
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John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
19 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapo
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Microchips are relatively cheap and are required for every pet in Los Angeles County over 4 months old.
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Prove Your Claims With Evidence In a market flooded with AI capabilities, claims are cheap, and every launch sounds the same.
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This technology is operational, scalable, inexpensive and evolving faster than most security institutions can adapt.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.
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This week prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.
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People love Dinnerly meal kit deliveries because the brand offers affordable, easy-to-cook meals that fit any budget.
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But in the early 2020s, affordable, yet still sophisticated, Chinese cars—particularly electric vehicles—began to win over Chinese drivers.
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“Cheapo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapo. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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