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Recent Examples of exiguous And because those games can be exiguous, mid-major teams can ill afford to squander those opportunities when presented. Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023 The holiday sales came as a jolt after China’s exiguous ticket sales of recent weeks. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2022 Their taste is undeveloped or chronically exiguous. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiguous
Adjective
  • All these people took advantage of the sheep population, but a remnant of the herd remained among the rocky crags of the San Andres, where grass is sparse and water rare.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Details surrounding the episode were initially sparse.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The insights were gained from a climate station on Tajikistan’s Kyzylsu Glacier, a region where observational data has been scarce since the Soviet Union fell.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If rainfall is scarce, they should be watered deeply every 7 to 10 days.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Exiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiguous. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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