thriftily

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Recent Examples of thriftily That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thriftily
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ghalibaf also touted the Iranian regime's ability to make drones quickly and cheaply.
    Will Clark, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Almost half the 43 drugs listed on TrumpRx were already available more cheaply as generics, a STAT analysis found.
    Daniel Payne, STAT, 5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • His work aims to show how Houston is changing politically, culturally and economically, and how the choices made by local decision makers ripple through different communities.
    Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Jesus Tarango, the chairman of Wilton Rancheria, said as the casino progresses economically, so does the future of the tribe and broader Sacramento community.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Davis did himself no favors with anyone with that performance, which anyone with an extensive TV background (which Davis has) should have known would play poorly on a nationwide scale.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The camp is isolated and poorly resourced, and its traditions—including its conception of gender roles—can be painfully rigid.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Gay impressed during training camp, but sparingly played last season for some unknown reason.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • While there is a small stage, it is used sparingly.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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 28 Mar. 2026.

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