as in slightly
by a very small margin
the team lost another game, but at least they performed marginally better this time out
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Recent Examples of marginally
Gas and oil prices are marginally down amid expectations Iran will respond to Trump’s framework soon.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
While the city has calculated SB 79 will require allowing 367,000 more housing units near transit stops, Vonblum said that number may come down marginally when the city calculates potential units developers could build near transit stops under Complete Communities.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Like rideshare apps and taxis, delivery apps leveraged Venture Capital to create a marginally more convenient service where one already existed.
—Shannon Keating, Time, 8 May 2026
Output sits only marginally below F-35 The Güçhan’s announced 42,000-lb output sits only marginally below the 43,000 lbf after-burning thrust of the F-35’s F135 and above the F-22’s F110-GE-129, which generally remain near the 29,000 to 32,000 lbf range depending on variant.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Dow futures were trading marginally lower.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Philadelphia won just one of its three home games in the first round and was only marginally better at home compared to on the road in the regular season (23 wins at home vs 22 on the road).
—John Riker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
His scoring efficiency in transition also declined marginally.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The offense ranks 26th in runs scored, and is only marginally better from last season’s unit that allowed the best pitching staff in baseball to miss the playoffs.
—Mac Engel
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
While the city has calculated SB 79 will require allowing 367,000 more housing units near transit stops, Vonblum said that number may come down marginally when the city calculates potential units developers could build near transit stops under Complete Communities.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Like rideshare apps and taxis, delivery apps leveraged Venture Capital to create a marginally more convenient service where one already existed.
—Shannon Keating, Time, 8 May 2026
Output sits only marginally below F-35 The Güçhan’s announced 42,000-lb output sits only marginally below the 43,000 lbf after-burning thrust of the F-35’s F135 and above the F-22’s F110-GE-129, which generally remain near the 29,000 to 32,000 lbf range depending on variant.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Dow futures were trading marginally lower.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Philadelphia won just one of its three home games in the first round and was only marginally better at home compared to on the road in the regular season (23 wins at home vs 22 on the road).
—John Riker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
His scoring efficiency in transition also declined marginally.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The offense ranks 26th in runs scored, and is only marginally better from last season’s unit that allowed the best pitching staff in baseball to miss the playoffs.
—Mac Engel
april 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marginally
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Many eclipse chasers ignored South America's total solar eclipse in 2019, which was short and predicted by some to be cloudy, for a slightly longer, supposedly clearer one in 2020 in almost the same place.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun in your sign, making pacing feel slightly strained.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The president and his billionaire buddies who barely noticed the price increases don’t need a refund check.—
Linda Sánchez,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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The throw went to second base, which Gagnon barely beat the throw on to load the bases.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Marginally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marginally. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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