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Recent Examples of meagerly
Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
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
Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
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
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More state complaints and a lawsuit have been filed in the last two weeks against a Boca Raton psychiatrist accused of asking female patients to dress scantily and show their breasts during video appointments.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2026
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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Next up were the Philadelphia 76ers, who were little more than a speed bump.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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For generations, Black South Africans lived under racist regimes that viewed them as little more than disposable cheap labor.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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What’s left at the Education Department Many of the program transfers have at least nominally kept the Education Department in charge of oversight and policy while moving everyday operations to the other agencies.—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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All these shows are nominally about sports.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Meagerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meagerly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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