as in scantily
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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.
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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
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
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Ohio State University, which enrolls the most international students in Ohio, reported a 37% drop in first-year international students and a slightly smaller number of total international students this year.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Cook, stirring often, until apples are slightly softened, about 8 minutes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend and early Monday, stock futures were little changed in overnight trading.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the country musician has mostly remained out of the public eye, with very little known about his current life.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The campaign also seeks to sow confusion among voters who lean towards PAS, by promoting nominally pro-EU candidates and parties who many suspect of harboring ties to Russia.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Meagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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