as in slightly
by a very small margin
they narrowly escaped with their lives
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Recent Examples of narrowly
In 2018, the progressive Nebraska nonprofit leader narrowly beat a moderate former Democratic congressman in the primary for Omaha’s seat.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Bengals got to the Super Bowl during the 2021 season, only to narrowly lose to the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, the Rams' house.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The team was narrowly defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The law, narrowly approved by both the state Senate and Assembly last month, allows projects within a quarter-mile of transit stops to be six stories tall and projects between a quarter-mile and half-mile away to be five stories.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The key play came on second-and-10 with 34 seconds left, when quarterback Justin Herbert narrowly avoided a sack and found Ladd McConkey for a 42-yard gain to the Dolphins’ 17-yard line.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Broncos narrowly avoided a baffling loss to the Jets in London on Sunday with another fourth-quarter defensive stand, improving to 4-2 through six games after a 13-11 victory.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The video shows the child, seemingly wearing no shoes, running through the street just as a white SUV drives by, narrowly missing the child.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The measure narrowly passed the Legislature last month with support from both Republicans and Democrats.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The Bengals got to the Super Bowl during the 2021 season, only to narrowly lose to the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, the Rams' house.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The team was narrowly defeated by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
The law, narrowly approved by both the state Senate and Assembly last month, allows projects within a quarter-mile of transit stops to be six stories tall and projects between a quarter-mile and half-mile away to be five stories.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
The key play came on second-and-10 with 34 seconds left, when quarterback Justin Herbert narrowly avoided a sack and found Ladd McConkey for a 42-yard gain to the Dolphins’ 17-yard line.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Broncos narrowly avoided a baffling loss to the Jets in London on Sunday with another fourth-quarter defensive stand, improving to 4-2 through six games after a 13-11 victory.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The video shows the child, seemingly wearing no shoes, running through the street just as a white SUV drives by, narrowly missing the child.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The measure narrowly passed the Legislature last month with support from both Republicans and Democrats.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly
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Their responses, which have been edited slightly for length, can be found below.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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All of them had very low rankings for student selectivity and were fairly low for education and career outcomes, but were slightly better ranked for the campus safety and cost and financing rankings.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Plus, Jeff soon regains his memory, and after realizing he’s now forced to be a working stiff barely keeping his head above water, he’s pissed.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Front row at the Dior spring 2026 show in Paris, a few weeks later, her layers were prominent; the short ends just barely brushing her oversize sunglasses.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Narrowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowly. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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