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Recent Examples of measly Game 2 is Wednesday at Paycom Center after another measly 48-hour reset period. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025 Now they’re done after managing one measly playoff win. James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2025 Audiences stayed on the ride, giving a film made on a measly $4.5 million budget a substantial $45.4 million worldwide take at the box office. EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025 And in fairness, these devices have lasted far beyond Google's measly five-year commitment. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for measly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measly
Adjective
  • Treats and train rides are available for a nominal fee.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • Presumably, the series can conclude when our nominal adults finally do get grown.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Even with such protections, the slightest communication advantage is worrying in the wrong hands, especially when deployed at a mass scale.
    Andrew Luttrell, Time, 24 June 2025
  • This was a shift from May, when Democrats had a slight advantage—48 percent planned to support Democrats, while 45 percent leaned toward Republicans, according to the pollster.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tech has a tiny presence on the Southeast Asia 500, generating just under 3% of the list’s total revenue.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • What started as a tiny general store selling locally made goods and sustainable living products has expanded to include a full-service coffee bar and bakery.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Thunder shot a paltry 8-of-30 on 3-pointers and were smoked in 1-on-1 ball.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • But highly damaged Mark, whose upbringing was evidently a nightmare of abuse, has found salvation, or at least escape: He’s ordained himself a servant of the Lord, holding improvisational services in the prison chapel to a paltry flock.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 20 June 2025

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“Measly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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