meagerly

Definition of meagerlynext

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Recent Examples of meagerly When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025 Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meagerly
Adverb
  • Yolo County’s homeless population declined slightly over the past two years, but nearly two-thirds of the people counted in January were living outdoors as county leaders considered millions of dollars in cuts to the services many rely on.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
  • Now, the qualifying procedure — which was already slightly altered from previous years — is getting altered again.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Adverb
  • And without a doubt most, if not all, of what is now held up as great literature within Russia is little more than propaganda.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • The traditional start of summer vacation season — Memorial Day — is little more than a week away.
    Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
Adverb
  • Tissues that don’t receive enough oxygen don’t perform nominally.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 20 May 2026
  • The real question is where 750,000 frontier accelerators that were nominally reserved for Chinese buyers end up in a world that has been compute-constrained for two years.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

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“Meagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerly. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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