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Recent Examples of sparingly
The pros who develop these products tend to use them sparingly.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
In an efficient, effective work culture, meetings are used sparingly and with intention.
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Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The tie-up with Reebok is a milestone moment for Celine, a brand that only sparingly engages in collaborations.
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Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Washington played sparingly for the Hurricanes, playing in 14 games (primarily on special teams) in three seasons.
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Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Spices Many spices in the spice rack tend to be used infrequently and sparingly.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Used sparingly, this silky loose formula sets concealer without emphasizing fine lines, helping the skin look smoother and more even as makeup wears.
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Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
What’s not clear is whether the department will eventually use its muscle to coerce builders, suppliers, and property owners into upgrading their sheds and fielding them more sparingly.
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Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
Since her final stop on the Eras Tour in December 2024, singer Taylor Swift has performed sparingly in public.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
In an efficient, effective work culture, meetings are used sparingly and with intention.
—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The tie-up with Reebok is a milestone moment for Celine, a brand that only sparingly engages in collaborations.
—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Washington played sparingly for the Hurricanes, playing in 14 games (primarily on special teams) in three seasons.
—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Spices Many spices in the spice rack tend to be used infrequently and sparingly.
—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Used sparingly, this silky loose formula sets concealer without emphasizing fine lines, helping the skin look smoother and more even as makeup wears.
—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
What’s not clear is whether the department will eventually use its muscle to coerce builders, suppliers, and property owners into upgrading their sheds and fielding them more sparingly.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
24 June 2026
Since her final stop on the Eras Tour in December 2024, singer Taylor Swift has performed sparingly in public.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparingly
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Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
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After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
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Local fraud and credit patterns tied to one market hold up too, because a foreign model cannot cheaply acquire them.
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The facility covers about 1,000 acres (405 hectares) and is the main site for Castelion’s push to make hypersonic weapons more cheaply and in bigger numbers than traditional methods.
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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.
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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.
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In a market where compute deployment speed directly affects competitiveness, compressing infrastructure timelines becomes economically strategic.
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The oil industry, even in a country as economically battered as Iran, handled the problem just fine then.
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While secondary payloads can fly with many launch providers, none offer transportation as frequently or inexpensively as SpaceX rideshare.
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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.
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Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.
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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.
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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.
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That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.
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“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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