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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
This dysfunction has birthed a federal behemoth the Framers would scarcely recognize.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There are also the people of Doylestown, who scarcely bother to hide their hostility toward the Jewish outsider in their midst, or their suspicions of the sharp, clean lines and modular elements of his brutalist style.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Nobody in English men’s football history had won four top-flight titles in a row before City did so in May, the latest scarcely believable achievement of the Pep Guardiola era.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Otherwise the plasma will simply stream by, scarcely perturbing our planet.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 Dec. 2024
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
There are also the people of Doylestown, who scarcely bother to hide their hostility toward the Jewish outsider in their midst, or their suspicions of the sharp, clean lines and modular elements of his brutalist style.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Nobody in English men’s football history had won four top-flight titles in a row before City did so in May, the latest scarcely believable achievement of the Pep Guardiola era.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Otherwise the plasma will simply stream by, scarcely perturbing our planet.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
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Ophelia barely registers; Gertrude gets less than two lines.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Yet in less than two years, that island has been whittled down by the sea to barely a dot — not much remains in the third photograph, dating to the end of 2024.Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Look no further than the recent Citizens Board meeting presentation where it was reported that 42 rate filings filed with insurance regulators requested no rate changes.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Look no further than the image of Jey Uso standing on the announcers’ table with Travis Scott and Pat McAfee during his entrance — whipping fans into a frenzy as a drone flew around him and out over the crowd — for a taste of the energy Uso brings to the ring.Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Pentagon stressed there was never a gap in command during the incident and while the report said some changes were already made, more are needed to avoid a similar or worse situation in the future.Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
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But that's not to say that asteroids will never hit our planet.Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Finally, civil engineers round out the top four best jobs and earn just over $100,000 per year.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, when both tested positive for COVID just two days before the trip, his wife encouraged him to go alone since the tickets were non-refundable.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of customers just got this Bioderma micellar water that acts as a gentle cleanser and makeup remover, and another lot of shoppers picked up this Verb shampoo and conditioner that’s hardly ever on sale.Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Major human alteration of freshwater habitats is hardly a new development.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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