as in slightly
by a very small margin
they narrowly escaped with their lives
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Recent Examples of narrowly
Some users have voiced anger at how the situation was handled, claiming that either Kalshi’s rules should have been communicated more clearly, or that its markets should have been more narrowly worded to avoid confusion.
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Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
In the House, a Venezuela war powers resolution narrowly failed as well after two Republicans joined all Democrats to support it.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Warren, a Hall of Fame veteran who has worked in boxing for almost 50 years, is one of the sport’s great survivors — literally, having narrowly escaped death after being shot outside an east London theatre in 1989 (the case remains unsolved).
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The agreements Merz and Li formalized after their meeting were narrowly targeted and in industries peripheral to both economies.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Focusing too narrowly on the recent defeats relating to DEI obscures that panorama.
—Kenji Yoshino, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill yesterday.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets relied on clutch shot-making from Gordon and Russell Westbrook to narrowly advance in seven games.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Michigan narrowly backed Trump in 2024 after supporting Biden in 2020.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
In the House, a Venezuela war powers resolution narrowly failed as well after two Republicans joined all Democrats to support it.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Warren, a Hall of Fame veteran who has worked in boxing for almost 50 years, is one of the sport’s great survivors — literally, having narrowly escaped death after being shot outside an east London theatre in 1989 (the case remains unsolved).
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The agreements Merz and Li formalized after their meeting were narrowly targeted and in industries peripheral to both economies.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Focusing too narrowly on the recent defeats relating to DEI obscures that panorama.
—Kenji Yoshino, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill yesterday.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets relied on clutch shot-making from Gordon and Russell Westbrook to narrowly advance in seven games.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Michigan narrowly backed Trump in 2024 after supporting Biden in 2020.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly
Adverb
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But the wider variety in the group stage, slightly counterintuitively, creates less variety at the business end of the tournament.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The different product lines have slightly different additives for either muscle, nerve or foot discomfort, including arnica, capsaicin, urea or aloe vera.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Palestinians in the occupied West Bank said they were largely unfazed as war erupted Saturday, barely pausing as booms echoed across the sky from Israel's Iron Dome intercepting missiles overhead.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Remove the dying leaves and then the pot can be moved to a cool, dimly lit spot and just kept barely moist until the soil can be worked in the spring.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Narrowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowly. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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