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
Scrambled to a marginally acceptable 10-6 straght-up, but two games under against the spread will never be OK.
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Massachusetts has a marginally longer open enrollment period, running from November 1, 2025 to January 23 rather than January 15 next year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Stocks rose marginally on Friday following a winning session that sent indexes to new records as the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates set in investors' minds.
—Pia Singh,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
In this report, Edge and Chrome materially outperform the new browsers with broadly similar security protection, albeit Edge marginally outperformed Chrome.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Although the chances are fairly low for a few storms to be strong to marginally severe, they cannot be ruled out, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Forecasters said environmental conditions are only marginally conducive, and any development of this system should be slow to occur.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Elections experts say the incidence of fraud tends to be marginally higher with mail-in ballots than with in-person ballots – but also that fraud rates in federal elections are tiny even with mail-in ballots.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Black and marginally lighter grays define the bulk of the shoe, including the suede and mesh that form the top of the upper.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Massachusetts has a marginally longer open enrollment period, running from November 1, 2025 to January 23 rather than January 15 next year.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Stocks rose marginally on Friday following a winning session that sent indexes to new records as the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates set in investors' minds.
—Pia Singh,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
In this report, Edge and Chrome materially outperform the new browsers with broadly similar security protection, albeit Edge marginally outperformed Chrome.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Although the chances are fairly low for a few storms to be strong to marginally severe, they cannot be ruled out, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Forecasters said environmental conditions are only marginally conducive, and any development of this system should be slow to occur.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Elections experts say the incidence of fraud tends to be marginally higher with mail-in ballots than with in-person ballots – but also that fraud rates in federal elections are tiny even with mail-in ballots.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Black and marginally lighter grays define the bulk of the shoe, including the suede and mesh that form the top of the upper.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginally
Adverb
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Kimmel made the comments slightly over 17 minutes into his opening monologue, shortly before the program’s first commercial break.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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These offers are similar, both offer a bonus worth $200 with slightly different spending requirements.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Although the closures account for barely 1% of Starbucks’ footprint, the cost-cutting includes the layoffs of roughly 900 employees.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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So only one overwhelmed person at a time was allowed to weep when daily frustrations piled up, like barely being able to keep up with a busy lunch crowd or when the aluminum on the bottom of the pan burned and ruined the custard, forcing them to throw it away and waste dozens of eggs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Marginally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginally. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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