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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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As a result, the country has myriad barely profitable companies that make their goods very cheaply.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cash4Gold, a trader that usually relied on cheaply made direct response commercials, in 2009 made a Super Bowl ad that used celebrity pitchman Ed McMahon and rapper MC Hammer.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Feb. 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 majority of students, about 68%, are Hispanic, while 76% of students are identified as economically disadvantaged.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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Chicago is in Illinois — indeed, dominates Illinois — and thus needs a healthy Land of Lincoln, economically and optically.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Obviously, this development is bad for Illinois, especially the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland, which loses tax revenue and fun action aplenty, and the optics of not closing the deal also reflects poorly on Pritzker and might well haunt his presidential bid.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Opposition parties attacked the government and the prime minister for poorly managing the global summit.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But mixing materials was done sparingly and deliberately.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Use unsalted, fresh rice water sparingly to avoid soil buildup, bacteria, or fungi that can harm your plants.—
Lauren David,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 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 21 Feb. 2026.
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