NARROWLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

narrowly

adverb

Definition of narrowly

as in slightly

by a very small margin they narrowly escaped with their lives

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Recent Examples of narrowly In his dissent, Scalia argued that the ESA was written narrowly to prohibit the intentional hunting and killing of vulnerable animals, not to broadly protect species at the population level. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Trump carried Michigan in 2024, albeit narrowly, and El-Sayed is a progressive who has never held elective office. — Susan Page, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, Stop & Shop narrowly avoided a strike after coming to terms with 28,000 food workers in New England. — Jarrett Dieterle, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026 But Californians are narrowly divided on the wealth tax, and passage could come down to the wire when voters cast ballots in November. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 One resulted in a touchdown, while the other ended with TCU narrowly blocking a field goal. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 Aaron Gibson narrowly captured the most votes in an April 13 municipal election for a seat on the city council of Marshall, a city of about 14,000 in Saline County, 80 miles east of Kansas City. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Steyer finished third in the primary, narrowly losing to Republican Steve Hilton in California’s top-two system. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 People walking on the boardwalk narrowly evaded getting hit, with one woman jumping over the railing just in time before the car sped by. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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General Daily Insight for September 25, 2026 Reality may feel slightly out of focus today.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
Gray is expected to benefit from the congressional boundaries created under Proposition 50, which gave the district a slightly more Democratic edge.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026