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as in barely
by a very small margin
was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident
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as in no
certainly not
I scarcely think that one person being sick is an "epidemic"
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Recent Examples of scarcely
Despite being found in more than 78 countries around the world, it has scarcely been recorded in North Africa, according to the study.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Since the start of the year, no more than two movies had crested that $20 million hump with the vast majority scarcely managing to crack eight figures.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Despite giving up scarcely any power, the Glazers banked around £70million from the flotation, 50 per cent of the proceeds.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
His preferred model instead invokes the putative decay of another mysterious aspect of cosmology, dark matter—thought to be a substance that gravitationally binds galaxies together but otherwise scarcely interacts with the rest of the universe at all.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Since the start of the year, no more than two movies had crested that $20 million hump with the vast majority scarcely managing to crack eight figures.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Despite giving up scarcely any power, the Glazers banked around £70million from the flotation, 50 per cent of the proceeds.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2025
His preferred model instead invokes the putative decay of another mysterious aspect of cosmology, dark matter—thought to be a substance that gravitationally binds galaxies together but otherwise scarcely interacts with the rest of the universe at all.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
Adverb
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His penalty, barely three minutes earlier, led to a Roope Hintz power-play goal that narrowed Edmonton’s lead to 3-2, but then Ekholm blocked a shot from Thomas Harley at the right faceoff dot.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In videos and photos shared on social media platforms, floodwaters cover neighborhoods where homes are fully or partially submerged, with rooftops barely visible above the brown currents.—
Taiwo Adebayo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Though Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom today, the treaty secured the main goal of the 1798 rebellion: equal rights and self-determination for all citizens, no matter their religion.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Vendors that can only operate in isolation—no matter how good their specific application—will risk becoming redundant.—
Amber Nigam,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adverb
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This election has tested the INE like never before: thousands of candidates, multiple new ballots, limited funding, and intense political pressure.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Philpott, who founded CanAm Physician Recruiting in the 1990s, said the cross-border movement of American and Canadian doctors has for decades ebbed and flowed in reaction to political and economic fluctuations, but that the pull toward Canada has never been as strong as now.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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Every department, every person in the show, every actor is just bringing it to the very last take to the very last minute.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Solid port selection, including USB-C, is just the icing on the cake.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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However, the meeting hardly quelled tensions between the two churches.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 2025
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Western Conference Finals betting underdog Minnesota hardly looked overmatched vs. NBA Finals favorite Oklahoma City early in Game 1.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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