as in economical
careful in the management of money or resources
by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget
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Recent Examples of frugal
Reasonable people can be reasonably frugal.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Like Schwarzenegger before the Great Recession, but unlike frugal Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom has not prepared the state fiscally to cope with emergencies.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
The Carters' other frugal tendencies included spending weekends dining with neighbors on paper plates with bargain-brand wine, and making their own yogurt, the Post wrote.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
By all accounts, Carter lived a fairly normal and frugal life until his death.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Like Schwarzenegger before the Great Recession, but unlike frugal Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom has not prepared the state fiscally to cope with emergencies.
—John Seiler, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
The Carters' other frugal tendencies included spending weekends dining with neighbors on paper plates with bargain-brand wine, and making their own yogurt, the Post wrote.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
By all accounts, Carter lived a fairly normal and frugal life until his death.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.,sarah Berger, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frugal
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All those years of churning out newsweekly copy helped make Whitaker an instinctive crafter of miniature character arcs who chooses the right details and paints portraits with swift, economical strokes.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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Often situated right next to HomeGoods, many people forget about this flourishing neighbor when on the hunt for economical home finds.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2025
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Two of Colorado’s largest independent craft breweries are merging Vote (again) in the final round of our green chile bracket But fresh, homemade pasta dishes can be just as thrifty and pack even more flavor at dinnertime.—
Tribune News Service,
Denver Post,
1 Apr. 2025
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These garments reflect the royal family’s thrifty mindset and offer a glimpse into their childhood years.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Frugal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frugal. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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