as in sparse
including only what is most basic or needed
a bare-bones website a bare-bones wedding ceremony The hotel rooms are bare-bones.
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Recent Examples of bare-bones
The idea for the Women’s Pro Baseball League was announced with a bare-bones press release.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
In the equally bare-bones video, Lil Nas delivers the song’s fair warning to watch yourself in a white void, rocking a pink shirt and black jeans with pink crosses and wings across the front as three male dancers in pink matchin bounce around behind him.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had almost no votes to spare in his bare-bones GOP majority and fought on all fronts -- against Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators -- to advance the party's signature legislative package.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
But in a tiny casting room in the far corner of a bare-bones rehearsal studio, lethargy has been left at the door.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
In the equally bare-bones video, Lil Nas delivers the song’s fair warning to watch yourself in a white void, rocking a pink shirt and black jeans with pink crosses and wings across the front as three male dancers in pink matchin bounce around behind him.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had almost no votes to spare in his bare-bones GOP majority and fought on all fronts -- against Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators -- to advance the party's signature legislative package.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2025
But in a tiny casting room in the far corner of a bare-bones rehearsal studio, lethargy has been left at the door.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bare-bones
Adjective
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Narratives were sparse to nonexistent, with more than one person commenting after the screenings some of the films were closer to commercials than short films.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Mar. 2025
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In Central Texas, early bloomers are a bit sparse this year — but that leaves more room for later spring and summer flowers to thrive.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An owner of a rural Pennsylvania antique store paid a mere $12 for what might be an original drawing by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of Barbie, you might be tempted to dismiss the Hot Dish as a mere object of beauty.—
Tiffany Hopkins,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The group’s music and imagery spoke to him, but so did the tale of Morrison’s short, tumultuous life and, especially, his death, which has always been shrouded in some mystery.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Publix above is a short drive to to Miami area office, 14621 Oak Ln.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This can manifest in poor financial behaviors like excessive credit card debt, minimal savings, or impulsive investment decisions.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Trying to cool heads, Corbet released a statement further explaining how the AI tool was used and its minimal effect on the overall film.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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