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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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The Shahed can be made cheaply with dual-use components and launched off the back of a truck.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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And dance singles can be advertised simply and cheaply, with a single eye-catching Instagram or TikTok video.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 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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Milne Elementary School, where 96% of students are economically disadvantaged, has seen jumps in its Texas A-F accountability grades.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Merz, on his first trip to China since taking office last May, has championed building a stronger Europe both economically and militarily to assert itself in the shifting new world order.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Many Republican officeholders in the Reaganite mold opposed them, and economists from both parties warned that they were poorly designed to reduce the overall trade deficit.—
David Pozen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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While studies have since recognized the phenomenon in humans — in a part of the hippocampus called the dentate gyrus — evidence has been mixed and the process poorly understood.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Water the seeds sparingly and loosely cover the pot or container with plastic wrap or a dome.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Medal of Honor is our nation’s highest military honor, which is awarded sparingly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 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 5 Mar. 2026.
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