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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
And for a while, each couple scarcely amounts to more than a broad stroke and a conflict.
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Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Sleet turned to snow as the sun rose, with scarcely a car on the road.
—Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
That’s scarcely a rounding error in a state with 39.43 million souls, give or take.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
In the House, the GOP majority is so narrow that Trump can scarcely afford to lose any support for key agenda items.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
Sleet turned to snow as the sun rose, with scarcely a car on the road.
—Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
That’s scarcely a rounding error in a state with 39.43 million souls, give or take.
—Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
In the House, the GOP majority is so narrow that Trump can scarcely afford to lose any support for key agenda items.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
Adverb
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Meanwhile, negotiations for the second and third phases have barely started.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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With a forecast ranging from a sunny yet barely 40 degrees Fahrenheit to an evening snow flurry, the outfits can really run the gamut.—
Madeline Fass,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Just more proof that serious collectors will make a run at their dream cars no matter what the financial climate may be like.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Forecasts have to take the changing climate into account to be accurate, no matter who is creating the forecast.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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The offer was never fulfilled, though the conversation has resurfaced in many forms in the decades since, including in Lamar's home state.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Johns & Waters were just too much for the error-prone upstarts, who had some periods of positivity throughout the match, but never long enough to withstand the onslaught of power from Waters’ backhand.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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In just four years, the number of Indian citizens entering the US illegally has surged dramatically — from 8,027 in the 2018-19 fiscal year to 96,917 during 2022-23, government data showed.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Do not be fooled, however: WWE 2K20 and eFootball 2022 are just the outliers, arriving so poorly crafted as to cause notable outcry and an actual change to development plans.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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And if hardly playing in self-portraiture, Hadzihalilovic nevertheless made a point to set this imagistic coming-of-age fable at the precise moment of her own adolescence.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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He’s averaged 15 sacks per season the last four years and hardly misses any games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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