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as in minimally
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as in scantily
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Recent Examples of scantly
But Korean pop music has scantly been recognized in the larger pop or general categories at the Grammys.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantly
Adverb
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Most styles are minimally structured and unpadded, creating a sleek, usually strapless silhouette—not to mention fewer tan lines.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
28 May 2026
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One of the biggest trends is toward minimally invasive dentistry, which limits drilling when possible.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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Andrew had barely celebrated his first birthday six days before Mike homered in the 2005 World Series.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Tigers ace Tarik Skubal returned to throwing barely a week after having the procedure and threw a simulated game 20 days after the surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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People who try to move things forward sound insufficiently rigorous.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The brand exudes minimalist, cool-girl energy with its breezy, low-effort formulas—the likes of which felt insufficiently full-coverage for this makeup maximalist.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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These are the shabby, vertiginous streets that Nobel Laureate author Orhan Pamuk eulogized in The Museum of Innocence, set in the 1970s, and until very recently the district had scarcely changed at all.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The primary’s top outside fund-raiser, Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose, brought in fifteen million dollars, with support from Silicon Valley, and scarcely broke single digits in polls.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.—
Tim Barber,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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There are already some signs that the popularity of slightly smaller homes is on the rise.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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That includes first class or business class, but also the premium seats in the middle of the plane that offer slightly more legroom, priority boarding and less time to exit the plane upon landing.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Scantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantly. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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