as in saving
careful management of material resources
people on fixed incomes are used to practicing economy
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Recent Examples of economy
Portable Prefabricated Modern Villa The cost of a traditional villa is well outside the range of what most people can afford in this economy.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Though overall inflation appears to be stabilizing, the uneven pattern hints at what some analysts see as a late-cycle economy — where headline numbers look steady, but the foundations begin to creak.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Copper prices should not be so perky at a time when the world’s economy is hardly surging, The Economist cautions.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
For adults, this might be broadly said to include historic shifts in media consumption—the migration, over the past seventy-odd years, from text to video, from print to screen, and the more recent rise of the attention economy.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Though overall inflation appears to be stabilizing, the uneven pattern hints at what some analysts see as a late-cycle economy — where headline numbers look steady, but the foundations begin to creak.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Copper prices should not be so perky at a time when the world’s economy is hardly surging, The Economist cautions.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
For adults, this might be broadly said to include historic shifts in media consumption—the migration, over the past seventy-odd years, from text to video, from print to screen, and the more recent rise of the attention economy.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economy
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But starting in 1970, Time and Date AS has tracked observance of daylight saving time in Kentucky every year.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time always begins on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday of November.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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And for employees of a public entity – like the Denver International Airport – there is a higher standard, an expectation of frugality.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company cites a rise in frugality triggered by an uncertain economy, and the return to restoring vintage furniture and decor.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Not the kind of thrift store that’s actually thrifty, but the kind of thrift store that doesn’t have any price tags because the people who can afford to shop there don’t need to bother themselves with price tags.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Recently, one woman turned a major profit after finding a rare Halloween mask selling for just $5 in her local thrift store.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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