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Recent Examples of sparingly
And Walker played sparingly, though the offensive line walled him off a pair of times, forcing him to lunge at a runner on one occasion.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Pricing is being used sparingly to avoid consumer pushback.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Safety Kyle Dugger started but played sparingly behind Hawkins and rookie safety Craig Woodson.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Trump on the campaign trail spoke sparingly about Operation Warp Speed, the governmentwide effort to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19 in 2020.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Acidic Cleaners Acidic cleaners like lemon juice and vinegar can etch or damage the finish of some tiles, especially those that are unglazed, so test it on your tile before using and use it sparingly, not for every cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Past presidents have used that authority sparingly.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Meeropol uses onscreen captions and dates only sparingly, which can make the flow of Carroll’s life a bit difficult to track.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
The Marquette product has played somewhat sparingly in Dallas over his first two seasons.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Pricing is being used sparingly to avoid consumer pushback.
—John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Safety Kyle Dugger started but played sparingly behind Hawkins and rookie safety Craig Woodson.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Trump on the campaign trail spoke sparingly about Operation Warp Speed, the governmentwide effort to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19 in 2020.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
Acidic Cleaners Acidic cleaners like lemon juice and vinegar can etch or damage the finish of some tiles, especially those that are unglazed, so test it on your tile before using and use it sparingly, not for every cleaning.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
Past presidents have used that authority sparingly.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Meeropol uses onscreen captions and dates only sparingly, which can make the flow of Carroll’s life a bit difficult to track.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
The Marquette product has played somewhat sparingly in Dallas over his first two seasons.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparingly
Adverb
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Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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If reserves prove insufficient—or are poorly disclosed—confidence can collapse overnight.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In the current challenging environment, while GPs are selling assets cheaply or not at all, most LPs are focused on buying and selling baskets of secondaries.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This allowed private equity firms (which raise money from wealthy families, pension funds and other organizations to seek out profits, often by buying private companies) and real estate investors to efficiently and cheaply buy, say, a dozen similar homes located in the same Phoenix suburb.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But a nurse, teacher, or firefighter who made the exact same income and was similarly situated economically in every other way would have a federal income tax bill of $9,060 – more than twice as much.—
Ben Ritz,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The province accounts for over two thirds of the country’s food grain production, Bloomberg reported, and Pakistan is already struggling economically after months of heavy rain that killed more than 850 people, displaced 2 million, and damaged infrastructure.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Alternatives to money transfer apps Mobile apps like Wise and Remitly have emerged to enable users to transfer funds quickly and inexpensively via a user-friendly interface.—
Andreina Rodriguez,Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea is to prepare educators more quickly and inexpensively.—
Gail Richmond,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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That’s frustrating considering the format has always been thriftily priced.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sparingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparingly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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