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
  • Builders can’t build cheaply enough to generate the loan sizes that fall through the cracks of the mortgage system.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But the fact that countries hold their wealth in United States dollars, which allows the United States government to borrow more cheaply, that’s a product of the system.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 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
  • Furthermore, economically advantaged families have been found to address digital media concerns by having open conversations about values and media use, while economically disadvantaged families focus more on potential hazards in their physical surroundings.
    Dana Suskind, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The latest round of funding targets businesses from Colorado Boulevard east to Roslyn Street that have been economically affected by the construction.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • For the former, fans point out that all of the leaks leave Batula in particular coming off very poorly.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The city did not take the court up on that suggestion and should be commended for adhering to its transparency policies in a case that reflects so poorly on the Chicago Police Department.
    Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The 24-year-old was chosen with the 37th overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, shortly after playing sparingly during UConn’s national title run.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Gay impressed during training camp, but played sparingly last season for some unknown reason.
    Omar Kelly May 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 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 4 May. 2026.

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