as in economizing
careful in the management of money or resources
we have to be economical in our use of the camp's limited supply of electricity
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Recent Examples of economical
And the 95-Wh battery keeps things juiced for up to 51 minutes, which could translate to a flight range of 41 km (25.4 miles) with an economical push.
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Paul Ridden
may 13, New Atlas, 13 May 2025
For everything else, the Cercle team rents the sound, light and camera equipment and hires local crews to work in each city, making the project more economical and ecological.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Dry: Dry food is a more economical choice than wet food, but some dogs don’t find it all that palatable.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Your decisions should be based on the best, most economical way of going forward based on a lot of different scenarios, a wide range of scenarios.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Paul Ridden
may 13, New Atlas, 13 May 2025
For everything else, the Cercle team rents the sound, light and camera equipment and hires local crews to work in each city, making the project more economical and ecological.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Dry: Dry food is a more economical choice than wet food, but some dogs don’t find it all that palatable.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Your decisions should be based on the best, most economical way of going forward based on a lot of different scenarios, a wide range of scenarios.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for economical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for economical
Adjective
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Green claims the way the three different motors work together means the ICE can run at 43.3% maximum thermal efficiency, which means even when running on combustion the fuel usage should be frugal.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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First-generation wealth builders tend to be more frugal, focusing on saving and spending less.—
Monish Verma,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The movie was made for a thrifty $25M, 50% co-financed by Sony Pictures, and dealt with a production pause due to the strikes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Dell Inspiron 15 and the Asus Vivobook Go 15 are two other thrifty AMD laptops.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Heat’s Udonis Haslem says amid Kevin Durant speculation: ‘The situation in Miami will work’ ASK IRA: Is a Heat waiting game with Herro, Jovic extensions the prudent approach?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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To understand their risk, prudent CISOs will try to find confidential data before their users unknowingly break the system.—
Chris Stegh,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2024
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For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
16 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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But the smile is now more sparing, at least on camera.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
19 Dec. 2024
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Mercy for violence, however, remained more sparing.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2021
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“Economical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economical. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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