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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
The answer, of course, was a local newspaper – scarcely did a frontier town exist without one.
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Over the four episodes sent to critics, the M-word is scarcely mentioned and its members basically invisible — which is something of a best-case scenario from a series that exhibits pervasive contempt for all of its characters.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Although the country would probably have to pay considerably less than the $2.4 billion Caltrain spent to electrify its Peninsula tracks, the lower middle-income country could scarcely afford even a significant fraction of the cost Caltrain incurred.
—Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Maximum daily temperatures are forecast to reach 83 degrees daily through Sunday, with scarcely any clouds nor a chance of rain in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
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Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Over the four episodes sent to critics, the M-word is scarcely mentioned and its members basically invisible — which is something of a best-case scenario from a series that exhibits pervasive contempt for all of its characters.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Although the country would probably have to pay considerably less than the $2.4 billion Caltrain spent to electrify its Peninsula tracks, the lower middle-income country could scarcely afford even a significant fraction of the cost Caltrain incurred.
—Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
Maximum daily temperatures are forecast to reach 83 degrees daily through Sunday, with scarcely any clouds nor a chance of rain in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
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America’s automakers have gotten back in the fast lane toward economic dominance, but the race with foreign competitors has barely begun.—
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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By the time Bishop’s case went to trial, Carbon Nation’s core membership numbered barely more than a half dozen.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Countries threatened by China’s rise have to invest in security measures no matter what happens in and around Taiwan.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The shooting is also the end of a saga that offers a glimpse into the limitations of a system dependent on people’s cooperation and consent for mental health treatment and family intervention, no matter how urgently that help is needed. .—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Approximately 75,000 federal employees took buyouts before news of layoffs rolled in, though some have since reported the payments never came through.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Double Standard Prince has never been suspended by Texas, Oregon or TCU.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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The order comes just days after Trump’s heated exchange with Zelensky in the Oval Office.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The family-friendly outing comes just days after the 52-year-old Argo star — fresh off his split from estranged wife Jennifer Lopez — and his son sat courtside at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game at L.A.'s Crypto.com Arena on Thursday.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Limiting new graphical tricks to new hardware is hardly unique in the graphics business—Nvidia has gated multiple DLSS features to new GPUs, including Frame Generation for the GeForce RTX 40-series and Multi-Frame Generation for the 50-series.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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The obvious motive The administration hardly bothered to pretend that Brown (whose distinguished military and academic career includes a masters’ degree in in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach).wasn’t fired for being Black.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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