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
Meanwhile, Europe's Stoxx 600 was marginally lower on Monday.
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Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,tanaya MacHeel,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 June 2026
While Arsenal are ranked 11th in this season’s Champions League, PSG are second, only marginally behind Bayern Munich.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Tagovailoa’s pass, perhaps around 35 yards, was marginally underthrown and forced Simon to slow his momentum, but the ball hit Simon’s hands before hitting the grass.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Things improved as the season wore on, but only marginally.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Sasaki’s numbers with Rushing as his catcher are only marginally better than when Will Smith is catching.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
The star of the show, turning 60 on May 24 this year, has mellowed with age only marginally and for the most part, like Edith Piaf, il ne regrette rien.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Any marginally competent government health organization would have seen it — and there were Americans onboard.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Gas and oil prices are marginally down amid expectations Iran will respond to Trump’s framework soon.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,tanaya MacHeel,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 June 2026
While Arsenal are ranked 11th in this season’s Champions League, PSG are second, only marginally behind Bayern Munich.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Tagovailoa’s pass, perhaps around 35 yards, was marginally underthrown and forced Simon to slow his momentum, but the ball hit Simon’s hands before hitting the grass.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Things improved as the season wore on, but only marginally.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Sasaki’s numbers with Rushing as his catcher are only marginally better than when Will Smith is catching.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
The star of the show, turning 60 on May 24 this year, has mellowed with age only marginally and for the most part, like Edith Piaf, il ne regrette rien.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Any marginally competent government health organization would have seen it — and there were Americans onboard.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Gas and oil prices are marginally down amid expectations Iran will respond to Trump’s framework soon.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginally
Adverb
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Going slightly lighter in the center and matching your overall skin tone at the outer edges creates a more natural, dimensional result.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
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Stray electric and magnetic fields that can slightly disturb electrons have far less influence on the nucleus.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Adverb
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Villanova would toss the Owls aside by 20 for its 22nd consecutive win against their Philly opponents, a walkover victory that barely moved the needle anywhere outside of the city limits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Offshore platforms — a chunk of the world's gas — barely show up.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Marginally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginally. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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