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Recent Examples of parsimony No act of parsimony shrinks the size of government either. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 The parsimony has so far delivered one FA Cup and an on-field blueprint as devoid of life as most others since the Ferguson era ended. Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 But the Senate’s parsimony on these issues was praised by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank that advocates for racial and economic justice. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023 Given the exorbitant gasoline prices in most European countries, such parsimony is a vital part of the appeal. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023 His record in the Premier League, in particular, in recent years has been built as much on defensive parsimony as attacking threat. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 At the conference this year, delegates from developing countries said this parsimony had undermined their trust in the U.N. process. Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsimony
Noun
  • Shop Downtown Contribute to the local economy and treat yourself to a little retail therapy by checking out the many specialty shops and boutiques that line downtown’s picturesque streets.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Official economic data currently shows that the American economy is strong and has remained resilient in the face of the White House’s shock-and-awe tariff policies.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Several states have advocated for this by passing measures in recent years in favor of year-round daylight saving time.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Daylight saving time is the period between March and November when Americans set their clocks ahead by one hour.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The company cites a rise in frugality triggered by an uncertain economy, and the return to restoring vintage furniture and decor.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ken’yaku, a commitment to frugality, is detectable in a corporate culture that frowns on perks or frills.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Also important to note, diversity is not the same thing as accessibility, and neither are inherently tied to cheapness.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Look for Maker’s Marks While at the thrift store, don’t hesitate to turn an item over to inspect it further.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time a thrift store find has gained viral attention online.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Reds, in the reddest of ink and starkest of contrasts, have become synonymous with stinginess under Bob Castellini’s ownership.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Aeneid has a special relevance for the United States, a country founded by immigrants who fled from earlier homelands, often believing that divine providence justified their claim on a land already inhabited by many distinct groups of indigenous peoples.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Does providence foreordain or do characters have a say?
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Naylor left Friday night’s game early with groin tightness.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Elias Díaz was smiling and moving around unencumbered late last night, a couple hours after essentially pulling himself from the game in the fourth inning following a couple awkward swings that resulted in him feeling tightness in his left oblique.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Parsimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsimony. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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