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Recent Examples of frugally
The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
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
My parents had a lot of conversations with my siblings and me about saving money, living frugally, investing, and planning for retirement.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
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
My parents had a lot of conversations with my siblings and me about saving money, living frugally, investing, and planning for retirement.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugally
Adverb
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The overwhelming majority of the students are economically disadvantaged and predominantly Hispanic, TEA data shows.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Instead, control is often exercised through proxies — leaders who appear independent but remain politically, economically, or militarily dependent on external backers.—
Rick Singh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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It’s associated with slop and the deluge of nice-looking but cheaply made games.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Experts expect solar and battery storage to continue growing in 2026 to add a lot of power to the grid quickly and cheaply.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Multiple bettors placed high-stakes wagers on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, all of which won.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The referendum also performed poorly in parts of north Mecklenburg west of Interstate 77, despite support for the plan in many precincts in the north to the east of the interstate.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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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In ascending order of serving sizes, the original US food pyramid recommended that fats, oils and sweets be used sparingly, and that dairy products, proteins and nuts be equal components of one’s diet.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Instead, active ingredients are selected sparingly and with intention.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Frugally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugally. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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