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Recent Examples of scantily
More state complaints and a lawsuit have been filed in the last two weeks against a Boca Raton psychiatrist accused of asking female patients to dress scantily and show their breasts during video appointments.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantily
Adverb
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Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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If this lasts much longer, there will be little good to remember about the Cubs’ 2026 season.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The movement’s skeptics, particularly supporters of Modi’s party, dismiss it as little more than a social media gimmick.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
Adverb
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Thin ties dropped from the neckline of the bohemian-leaning silhouette, giving the dress a slightly undone finish against the high-shine black heels.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 June 2026
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Upgrading to the faster 150Mbps tier costs just slightly more, coming in at £22 ($29) a month on the 24-month plan or £32 ($43) on the flexible monthly option.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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In this nominally nonpartisan race, the top two candidates will advance if no one wins a majority of the vote.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Too big for easy commuting or campus-schlepping, the 17-incher was always meant to be a couch-surfing machine or a laptop that would mostly stay put, for folks with aging eyes who still wanted something nominally mobile, and not a desktop or an AIO PC.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Scantily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantily. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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