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Recent Examples of sparingly
Vinegar is safe to use for HE washers, but the key is to use it sparingly.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Water regularly during establishment, then more sparingly as plants mature.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
In the 2000s, Davis starred on the big screen more sparingly, with recurring roles in shows like Grey's Anatomy.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The Padres acquired Will Wagner from the Blue Jays at last year’s deadline, stashed him for three weeks at Triple-A El Paso and then used him rather sparingly in the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Use bold elements like animal prints sparingly and thoughtfully, balancing them with neutral tones.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
Using lime peels sparingly prevents soil acidity and plant damage.
—Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
The team knew when to (sparingly) add veterans, including Mike Matheson and Phillip Danault, and when to leverage draft picks and prospects for players in the right age range for this process, like Noah Dobson and Zack Bolduc.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026
However, he was boxed out by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who plays sparingly.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Water regularly during establishment, then more sparingly as plants mature.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
In the 2000s, Davis starred on the big screen more sparingly, with recurring roles in shows like Grey's Anatomy.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
The Padres acquired Will Wagner from the Blue Jays at last year’s deadline, stashed him for three weeks at Triple-A El Paso and then used him rather sparingly in the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Use bold elements like animal prints sparingly and thoughtfully, balancing them with neutral tones.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2026
Using lime peels sparingly prevents soil acidity and plant damage.
—Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
The team knew when to (sparingly) add veterans, including Mike Matheson and Phillip Danault, and when to leverage draft picks and prospects for players in the right age range for this process, like Noah Dobson and Zack Bolduc.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 June 2026
However, he was boxed out by Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, who plays sparingly.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparingly
Adverb
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His original message stressing an absence of ideological differences served him poorly, creating an opening for Bronin to make the case that Larson deserved the thanks of voters but not another term.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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As a standalone oral supplement, it’s poorly absorbed, which is the reason clinics give for delivering it intravenously.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Refueling in space is possible, but a lunar mission would require SpaceX to do it cheaply and often.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Cross those two dimensions — how far an idea travels across knowledge domains, how cheaply it is checked — and the future splits four ways.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The latest strikes underscore a new phase of the war, with Ukraine increasingly able to hit high-value targets deep inside Russia while Moscow struggles to prevent drones from reaching politically sensitive and economically important sites near the capital.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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At thousands of decisions per second, running AI inference on every event is neither economically viable nor operationally practical.—
David Flower,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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To this new arena of few big, let alone original, hits; to a place where expensive corporatized storytelling could hold no candle to the quick-turn, inexpensively made short videos young people watched or the quick-turn, inexpensively made long podcasts older people listened to.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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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That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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