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as in barely
by a very small margin
was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident
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as in no
certainly not
I scarcely think that one person being sick is an "epidemic"
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Recent Examples of scarcely
The stakes could scarcely be higher.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
As with Disneyland, the claims for the undertaking seemed scarcely believable.
—Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Magyar can scarcely afford, in this time of economic hardship, to forgo Russian energy.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Olivia Miles’ lone season with TCU women’s basketball could’ve scarcely gone better, with the Notre Dame transfer leading the team to the Elite Eight and winning Big 12 Player of the Year.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
As with Disneyland, the claims for the undertaking seemed scarcely believable.
—Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Magyar can scarcely afford, in this time of economic hardship, to forgo Russian energy.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
Olivia Miles’ lone season with TCU women’s basketball could’ve scarcely gone better, with the Notre Dame transfer leading the team to the Elite Eight and winning Big 12 Player of the Year.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
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The president and his billionaire buddies who barely noticed the price increases don’t need a refund check.—
Linda Sánchez,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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The throw went to second base, which Gagnon barely beat the throw on to load the bases.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Gray and Richardson are both no longer a part of the Rams’ basketball program.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Simmons is right that the glasses are super-thin, which gives them a delightful hand feel no matter the beverage.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Many eclipse chasers ignored South America's total solar eclipse in 2019, which was short and predicted by some to be cloudy, for a slightly longer, supposedly clearer one in 2020 in almost the same place.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun in your sign, making pacing feel slightly strained.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The other, more in the background but never far from her thoughts, is the ordeal of the Palestinian people.—
Adam Hochschild,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2026
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Kianna’s family has never disputed that Kianna went to the man’s house to get marijuana.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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When the king talked about his Christian faith, GOP lawmakers were rowdier than Democrats, many of whom offered just tepid applause.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then, not only that, just to be able to cash in, that’s like the next step there.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the time, Bores could hardly be blamed for steering conversations to the other planks of his platform.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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That’s hardly the only measure that’s gotten a cold reception outside the White House.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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