as in slightly
by a very small margin
they narrowly escaped with their lives
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Recent Examples of narrowly
Chait narrowly averted a three-union strike in April with agreements that restored labor peace — but left critics questioning whether the school system could afford the pact, and whether Carvalho would have held out for a more affordable deal.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
The other gap is that the economic benefits of tourism remain too narrowly concentrated.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Team Melli generated the best scoring chances early, including a beautiful set piece that resulted in a goal by Taremi — who was ruled narrowly offside by video review.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
Lipa chose a long, close-fitting silhouette with bare shoulders, a high jeweled neckline and a skirt cut narrowly through the hips before widening below the knee.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Two years ago, Castillo narrowly defeated Cervantes by hundreds of votes.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
—Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
This story is moving slower and more narrowly than the podcast-clip version suggests.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
The Three Lions narrowly missed another scoring opportunity as Jude Bellingham couldn’t get the proper touch off a cross in front of the net from Noni Madueke in the 32nd minute.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
The other gap is that the economic benefits of tourism remain too narrowly concentrated.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Team Melli generated the best scoring chances early, including a beautiful set piece that resulted in a goal by Taremi — who was ruled narrowly offside by video review.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
Lipa chose a long, close-fitting silhouette with bare shoulders, a high jeweled neckline and a skirt cut narrowly through the hips before widening below the knee.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026
Two years ago, Castillo narrowly defeated Cervantes by hundreds of votes.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
At one point, the SUV squeezes past a traffic cone while making a left turn and narrowly avoids colliding with a large truck.
—Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
This story is moving slower and more narrowly than the podcast-clip version suggests.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
The Three Lions narrowly missed another scoring opportunity as Jude Bellingham couldn’t get the proper touch off a cross in front of the net from Noni Madueke in the 32nd minute.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly
Adverb
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Across the full sample, those with insecure attachments reported wanting slightly larger families than those with secure ones, and insecure attachment was likewise modestly associated with having more children.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
20 June 2026
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While the numbers of comedies on the ballot stayed almost level with last year (up very slightly to 71 from 69), dramas dropped from 126 in 2025 to 110 this year, and limited/anthology series are down to 31, from 44 last year.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Adverb
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And three of them — Laurie Canter, Peter Uihlein and Caleb Surratt — just barely made it after finishing right on the cutline at 4 over.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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The uncomfortable truth here is that whether anyone is keeping that eye depends on which level of government prevails, and the contest has barely begun.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Narrowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowly. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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