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Recent Examples of sparingly
Water indoor lavender sparingly during winter and don't fertilize while the plant is dormant.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
First, apply rug shampoo or a solution of mild dish detergent to the rug (sparingly).
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Guest stars are deployed sparingly but well.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Kidd opted to play Russell sparingly off the bench in his first two regular season contests after an ominous preseason run, starting 6-foot-10 rookie forward Cooper Flagg at the point instead.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Lawrence, once an interview-show staple, has retreated from the spotlight in recent years, choosing her movie roles sparingly and closely guarding her private life.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Bates has been used sparingly yet effectively so far in 2025.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
Note that the texture is rich, however, so apply sparingly.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Water sparingly until the plants sprout, unless the soil is quickly drying out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
First, apply rug shampoo or a solution of mild dish detergent to the rug (sparingly).
—Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Guest stars are deployed sparingly but well.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Kidd opted to play Russell sparingly off the bench in his first two regular season contests after an ominous preseason run, starting 6-foot-10 rookie forward Cooper Flagg at the point instead.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Lawrence, once an interview-show staple, has retreated from the spotlight in recent years, choosing her movie roles sparingly and closely guarding her private life.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Bates has been used sparingly yet effectively so far in 2025.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2025
Note that the texture is rich, however, so apply sparingly.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Water sparingly until the plants sprout, unless the soil is quickly drying out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparingly
Adverb
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Multiple bettors placed high-stakes wagers on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, all of which won.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The referendum also performed poorly in parts of north Mecklenburg west of Interstate 77, despite support for the plan in many precincts in the north to the east of the interstate.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The announcement piggybacks off of the success of DeepSeek, also reportedly trained cheaply.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the solar cell can be manufactured quickly, cheaply and at low energy cost.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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
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My parents had a lot of conversations with my siblings and me about saving money, living frugally, investing, and planning for retirement.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Too many women find themselves in Lisa’s situation, economically dependent on men for their basic livelihoods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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To attempt to increase the usefulness and accuracy of benchmarks, several research groups have recently proposed new series of tests that better measure models’ real-world performance on economically meaningful tasks.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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It can either be managed inexpensively in doctors’ offices and clinics — or at orders of magnitude greater expense in ERs and hospitals.—
Eric Snoey,
Mercury News,
21 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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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
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Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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