as in slightly
by a very small margin
the team lost another game, but at least they performed marginally better this time out
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Recent Examples of marginally
Like Perri, the data would suggest Darlow has conceded more goals than he was expected to, but to a marginally better extent.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Most of those who shaped or even marginally influenced the events of October 7th are gone, leaving Gaza’s authority withered to the point that even managing the hostages has become paralyzingly difficult.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Harris poll found that nearly three-quarters of Republicans (73 percent) supported arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia, which was marginally higher than the 72 percent of Democrats who agreed with these measures.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The end goal is to close the gap, at least marginally, with Oklahoma City — a heavy favorite to repeat thanks to its ability to overwhelm with defense.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Rich burgundy While chocolate brown might be getting marginally more love right now, its sister, burgundy, is on the up and up this October.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
And in fact, the ratio for Big Tech stocks, which have been driving the market surge, has actually dipped marginally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The Russians also use drones to hit vehicles, which means injured soldiers sometimes have to wait until nighttime, when it's considered marginally safer to drive from the front to the hospital.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Scrambled to a marginally acceptable 10-6 straght-up, but two games under against the spread will never be OK.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Most of those who shaped or even marginally influenced the events of October 7th are gone, leaving Gaza’s authority withered to the point that even managing the hostages has become paralyzingly difficult.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Harris poll found that nearly three-quarters of Republicans (73 percent) supported arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia, which was marginally higher than the 72 percent of Democrats who agreed with these measures.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The end goal is to close the gap, at least marginally, with Oklahoma City — a heavy favorite to repeat thanks to its ability to overwhelm with defense.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Rich burgundy While chocolate brown might be getting marginally more love right now, its sister, burgundy, is on the up and up this October.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
And in fact, the ratio for Big Tech stocks, which have been driving the market surge, has actually dipped marginally.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The Russians also use drones to hit vehicles, which means injured soldiers sometimes have to wait until nighttime, when it's considered marginally safer to drive from the front to the hospital.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Scrambled to a marginally acceptable 10-6 straght-up, but two games under against the spread will never be OK.
—Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginally
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Their responses, which have been edited slightly for length, can be found below.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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All of them had very low rankings for student selectivity and were fairly low for education and career outcomes, but were slightly better ranked for the campus safety and cost and financing rankings.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Plus, Jeff soon regains his memory, and after realizing he’s now forced to be a working stiff barely keeping his head above water, he’s pissed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Front row at the Dior spring 2026 show in Paris, a few weeks later, her layers were prominent; the short ends just barely brushing her oversize sunglasses.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Marginally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginally. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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