as in inadequately
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Recent Examples of insufficiently
Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The liberals who were also racist or sexist or spoke about groups of people in hateful ways were human beings who were insufficiently reflective of what their liberalism entailed.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
The trial judge dismissed the complaint, concluding Sanders’s conduct was insufficiently work-related to make BRS liable for it, even if Kruitbosch’s allegations were true.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Carr followed up on Fox News with a threat to pull broadcast licenses for station owners who are insufficiently MAGA.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Without this information, management measures may be poorly targeted or insufficiently enforced.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Critics have also accused Patel of politicizing the FBI, firing senior officials seen as insufficiently loyal to Trump, and prioritizing public image over investigative integrity.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The social media giant was also accused of insufficiently managing third-party access to and use of user data.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The liberals who were also racist or sexist or spoke about groups of people in hateful ways were human beings who were insufficiently reflective of what their liberalism entailed.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
The trial judge dismissed the complaint, concluding Sanders’s conduct was insufficiently work-related to make BRS liable for it, even if Kruitbosch’s allegations were true.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Carr followed up on Fox News with a threat to pull broadcast licenses for station owners who are insufficiently MAGA.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
Without this information, management measures may be poorly targeted or insufficiently enforced.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Critics have also accused Patel of politicizing the FBI, firing senior officials seen as insufficiently loyal to Trump, and prioritizing public image over investigative integrity.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The social media giant was also accused of insufficiently managing third-party access to and use of user data.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiently
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Social media companies, from Meta to X, have largely abandoned any attempt at moderating content on their platforms, having previously (albeit inadequately) attempted some form of fact-checking and take-downs of incendiary material and flagrant disinformation.—
Time,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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For most of the nearly 20% of kindergartners who haven’t had their full schedule of shots, their families have never requested an exemption; the children are simply inadequately immunized.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In all, 24 district and city attorneys filed the civil enforcement action alleging Sephora improperly handled the items defined as hazardous waste.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Applegreen won the contract after Waltham’s Global Partners alleged a key MassDOT official was improperly discussing the deal with officials connected to the Irish business.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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The earliest accusation came in 1993 when the stepdaughter claimed to relatives that Errol touched her inappropriately at the family’s home.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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In April 2024, Timothy Daugherty was pulled from his substitute teaching job at Spring Mills Elementary School in Highland Township after he was accused and later charged with inappropriately touching six victims, who were 9 to 11 years old.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Insufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiently. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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