as in slightly
by a very small margin
they narrowly escaped with their lives
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Recent Examples of narrowly
Santee residents narrowly defeated the measure, with 52% of voters opposed.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Piastri, who grew up in Melbourne near the track, narrowly lost the world championship last year.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
The Bruins lead Columbus by two points, narrowly on track to return to the postseason in Sturm’s first year.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Many Union City locals have stories of narrowly avoiding catastrophe during the storm, like Doug Rothfuss.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The Cecil County Sheriff's Office is searching for the person responsible for speeding by a school bus on the right-hand side, narrowly missing two children who were getting on.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Gallrein has never held public office but narrowly lost a state Senate primary in 2024.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, he was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and YouTube gun-rights influencer who narrowly lost to Gonzales in the 2024 primary.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
Gap narrowly missed analysts’ earnings expectations for the period, leading its shares to drop more than 8% in premarket trading this morning.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Piastri, who grew up in Melbourne near the track, narrowly lost the world championship last year.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
The Bruins lead Columbus by two points, narrowly on track to return to the postseason in Sturm’s first year.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Many Union City locals have stories of narrowly avoiding catastrophe during the storm, like Doug Rothfuss.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The Cecil County Sheriff's Office is searching for the person responsible for speeding by a school bus on the right-hand side, narrowly missing two children who were getting on.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Gallrein has never held public office but narrowly lost a state Senate primary in 2024.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, he was forced into a May runoff against Brandon Herrera, a gun manufacturer and YouTube gun-rights influencer who narrowly lost to Gonzales in the 2024 primary.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
Gap narrowly missed analysts’ earnings expectations for the period, leading its shares to drop more than 8% in premarket trading this morning.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly
Adverb
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Embrace the slightly dystopian vibe and buy a bag of pellets from one of the old-timey pioneer stores to hand-feed the furry descendants.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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By combining strontium doping and oxygen tuning, the team produced many slightly different versions of the material.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In astronauts who spent about a year aboard the International Space Station, some areas near the top of the brain moved upward by more than 2 millimeters, while the rest of the brain barely moved.—
Rachael Seidler,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Then use a microfiber cloth barely dampened with water to wipe the fixture clean, making sure to get into any grooves and crevices.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Narrowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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