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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
So that trait was at best a mixed blessing, at least a point of concern and at worst a harbinger of regression ahead for a team that could scarcely wring runs out of its lineup then … and is producing at about the same meager pace now.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
But to be honest, the lyrics scarcely mattered when Erivo was laying down vocals of her signature caliber.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
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.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 5 June 2025
The Israeli medical system could scarcely function without them.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025
But to be honest, the lyrics scarcely mattered when Erivo was laying down vocals of her signature caliber.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
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.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 5 June 2025
The Israeli medical system could scarcely function without them.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
Adverb
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The irony was unmistakable: a man who barely spoke in interviews, who shrank from the stage, whose music sidestepped every commercial instinct of his time, was now the soundtrack to a car commercial.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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The Dow Jones industrial average barely cracked 1,000 that year, versus its current level of 44,000-plus.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Attempting to replace these institutional frameworks represents a decades-long project with vanishingly small chances of success no matter how much money is thrown at it.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Hook believes that talent will always rise to the top no matter where players are drafted.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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From Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill: Volume 1 & 2, to even playing the seductive Poison Ivy in the campy Batman & Robin film, Thurman, 55, has never been far from a hot topic with movie lovers.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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That’s the Father Bob the folks of New Lenox talk about, never too busy or too big for his community.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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As a result, their bonus pool is just $6.57 million, third lowest among MLB teams.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Mason is a stand-up comic Pryor's youngest son is a stand-up comic, just like his dad.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Trump and Carter are hardly the first pair of presidents to pour rhetorical oil on troubled waters, but the historical results, as with today, are mixed at best.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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Burgos is hardly the only one to raise alarm bells over the way landlords would react to Mamdani's policies.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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