as in slightly
by a very small margin
they narrowly escaped with their lives
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Recent Examples of narrowly
Pritchard, a longtime teacher and deputy to county supervisors, received significant support in the district’s rural areas and narrowly outperformed Vega in Woodland precincts, county data show.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Surfer Hunter Jones narrowly avoided slamming into the Malibu Pier after bailing from a massive wave earlier this week.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
San Antonio was then poised to even matters up in Game 2 after an impressive fourth-quarter rally before Victor Wembanyama’s 20-footer as time expired just narrowly missed finding the net.
—Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Five Orange commission seats will be up for grabs, including two new seats created by a charter amendment narrowly approved by county voters in November 2024.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
In addition to the five who were injured, prosecutors on Friday revealed two additional victims, identified as Victims 6 and 7, who narrowly avoided being wounded in the attack.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
In 2025, Mycoworks shuttered its South Carolina biomanufacturing plant, announcing a pivot to processing cheaper third-party mycelium instead of cultivating it themselves, and Natural Fiber Welding narrowly escaped bankruptcy, adding to the sense of an ending.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 11 June 2026
Council members narrowly passed the ordinance repealing the ban by a 7-5 vote, with some voting against the measure as a form of protest.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
After overcoming a primary challenge from California Governor Ronald Reagan, Ford narrowly lost re-election to Jimmy Carter, probably because of 1his brave Pardon of Richard Nixon.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Surfer Hunter Jones narrowly avoided slamming into the Malibu Pier after bailing from a massive wave earlier this week.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
San Antonio was then poised to even matters up in Game 2 after an impressive fourth-quarter rally before Victor Wembanyama’s 20-footer as time expired just narrowly missed finding the net.
—Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Five Orange commission seats will be up for grabs, including two new seats created by a charter amendment narrowly approved by county voters in November 2024.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
In addition to the five who were injured, prosecutors on Friday revealed two additional victims, identified as Victims 6 and 7, who narrowly avoided being wounded in the attack.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
In 2025, Mycoworks shuttered its South Carolina biomanufacturing plant, announcing a pivot to processing cheaper third-party mycelium instead of cultivating it themselves, and Natural Fiber Welding narrowly escaped bankruptcy, adding to the sense of an ending.
—Bella Webb, Vogue, 11 June 2026
Council members narrowly passed the ordinance repealing the ban by a 7-5 vote, with some voting against the measure as a form of protest.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
After overcoming a primary challenge from California Governor Ronald Reagan, Ford narrowly lost re-election to Jimmy Carter, probably because of 1his brave Pardon of Richard Nixon.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly
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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Villanova would toss the Owls aside by 20 for its 22nd consecutive win against their Philly opponents, a walkover victory that barely moved the needle anywhere outside of the city limits.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Offshore platforms — a chunk of the world's gas — barely show up.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Narrowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowly. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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