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Recent Examples of insufficiently
It’s been embarrassing watching both candidates smear each other as insufficiently MAGA.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Paxton pitched Cornyn as an insufficiently conservative senator and the anti-Trump candidate.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
People who try to move things forward sound insufficiently rigorous.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The brand exudes minimalist, cool-girl energy with its breezy, low-effort formulas—the likes of which felt insufficiently full-coverage for this makeup maximalist.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 22 May 2026
The registered nurse and community activist has depicted Foster as insufficiently progressive on housing equity issues.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, those concerns have not translated into support for a War Powers Resolution brought by Democrats, which many Republicans dismiss as overly political or insufficiently tailored to military realities.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Along similar lines, January 6 defendants and their advocates, who perceive Dhillon as insufficiently supportive of their cause, have voiced anger over her potential promotion.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Paxton pitched Cornyn as an insufficiently conservative senator and the anti-Trump candidate.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
People who try to move things forward sound insufficiently rigorous.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The brand exudes minimalist, cool-girl energy with its breezy, low-effort formulas—the likes of which felt insufficiently full-coverage for this makeup maximalist.
—Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 22 May 2026
The registered nurse and community activist has depicted Foster as insufficiently progressive on housing equity issues.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Abdul-Mateen’s performance is perpetually glum, but insufficiently monomaniacal, lowering the stakes throughout.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026
Still, those concerns have not translated into support for a War Powers Resolution brought by Democrats, which many Republicans dismiss as overly political or insufficiently tailored to military realities.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Along similar lines, January 6 defendants and their advocates, who perceive Dhillon as insufficiently supportive of their cause, have voiced anger over her potential promotion.
—Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiently
Adverb
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India’s waste management system relies heavily on informal collectors who remain inadequately compensated, leading to the creation of parallel streams in the waste economy.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
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What many patients encounter instead is medical dismissal—a pattern of having symptoms minimized, deprioritized or inadequately investigated.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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The actions reflect growing concern inside the administration that weak oversight is allowing enormous sums of public healthcare spending to flow out the door improperly.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Bishop argued that Fulton County is improperly asking the judge to speculate about whether any future charges might be barred by statutes of limitations before investigators have completed their work.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Argueta denies touching the girl inappropriately.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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Zahrt first called the Department of Child and Family Services in 2018 when her then-7-year-old daughter began rubbing lotion on herself inappropriately, and claimed that was how her father instructed her to do so, Zahrt said in the Hulu series.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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“Insufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiently. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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