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Recent Examples of thriftily
That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thriftily
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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Installing solar panels with battery storage at businesses and homes can boost available electricity more quickly and cheaply than building a new full-size power plant.—
Conor Harrison,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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Technology, battery and manufacturing firms rely on global recycling networks to recover critical materials at scale—often more cheaply and reliably than through primary mining alone.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 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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The situation illustrates how decades after the devastating 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia, the region lags behind the rest of Europe both economically and with regard to environmental protection.—
Eldar Emric,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Cohen’s ideas to help more Americans who are struggling economically include making mortgage interest deductible even for those who take the standard deduction.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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At the same time, many of South Carolina’s free vaccination clinics have been poorly attended; some community members hit by the worst of the outbreak in West Texas have stood by their decision to not vaccinate.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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And many of those may be in private hands, which is why the market is treating the private market players so poorly.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Butler played sparingly during the regular season aside from one spot start down the stretch.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Like blue, designers say the key to incorporating green countertops in your space is to use the color sparingly, opting for subtle incorporations.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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
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“Thriftily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thriftily. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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