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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
New Trump travel ban gets muted response President Trump’s proclamation banning travel into the United States for individuals from a dozen countries has scarcely caused a ripple in Washington, a far cry from the response to Trump’s first term travel ban.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 5 June 2025
The Israeli medical system could scarcely function without them.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
BlackRock’s experience shows that for Wall Street, the upside of publicly supporting climate action is far outweighed by the political risk, even though its Texas business was scarcely a drop in its $12 trillion total portfolio.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Like her new den-mates on this side of freedom, Su Su spent the years prior to her rescue in a cage scarcely larger than her body, where a needle was routinely inserted into her gallbladder to extract bile for sale in the traditional Chinese medicine market.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 5 June 2025
The Israeli medical system could scarcely function without them.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
BlackRock’s experience shows that for Wall Street, the upside of publicly supporting climate action is far outweighed by the political risk, even though its Texas business was scarcely a drop in its $12 trillion total portfolio.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Like her new den-mates on this side of freedom, Su Su spent the years prior to her rescue in a cage scarcely larger than her body, where a needle was routinely inserted into her gallbladder to extract bile for sale in the traditional Chinese medicine market.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
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Built from the Ground Up, With Love Just barely out of college, the founders of Walters Wedding Estates took an extraordinary leap of faith.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Oil prices were barely higher, giving up an earlier jump following the attacks.—
Jacob Pramuk,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Senate Democrats plan to bring up the claim that shortly after Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations, Bove said planes carrying migrants needed to take off no matter what.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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However, no matter how far Jo finds herself from her old life, her mission remains the same, to keep her son alive.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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Buyers pay for their order, only for their order to never arrive.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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The two cases are not identical, as there is no dispute that Drogheda and Silkeborg are controlled by the same owner, whereas Textor has never had that much sway at Palace, but Trivela’s travails demonstrate that UEFA is getting increasingly strict with MCO groups.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Gener struck out 75 batters in 58 innings while walking just 14.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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Tyrone Taylor hit a one-out single off Strider and stole second, and with two outs, Mauricio sent him home for just his third RBI of the season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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Wales will hardly roll over in the middle game, either.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Walmart is truly an omnichannel retailer and Amazon can hardly say the same.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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