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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Midway through the third quarter, Ralston Valley pushed the ball in transition with the Jaguars falling slightly out of control.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Overall sentiment only declined slightly in March, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment, but the survey was only half completed when the attack was launched on Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The three major indexes finished yesterday’s session little changed.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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In what’s likely to be the calm before the storm, Americans’ inflation expectations were little changed in February amid mixed views on the state of the job market and current and future finances.—
Michael S. Derby,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The raft of one-year deals Denver agreed to on Wednesday with players like TE Lucas Krull, DL Matt Henningsen and FB Adam Prentice will only move Denver’s cap space nominally.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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So that was nominally the notion again last season … only for Rice to be suspended for the first six games and miss the final three games of the season after suffering a concussion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Meagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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