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Recent Examples of cheaply
Builders can’t build cheaply enough to generate the loan sizes that fall through the cracks of the mortgage system.
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Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
But the fact that countries hold their wealth in United States dollars, which allows the United States government to borrow more cheaply, that’s a product of the system.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Part of the reason is that people are buying cheaply made e-bikes online.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
For bullish investors, that divergence may signal the best way to participate in the next leg of the Nvidia story — and do it far more cheaply and with less risk than buying the stock outright.
—Scott Nations, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
One obvious example is the use of modular, prefabricated components to quickly and relatively cheaply build housing.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
With the ability to carry up to eight Mark I fire-and-forget missiles built by Estonian startup Frankenberg Technologies, it's designed to intercept hostile drones much more cheaply than much more expensive anti-aircraft/missile missile systems.
—David Szondy
april 04, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
One reason Rosen was able to buy the building so cheaply is that the land beneath it is owned by the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, the small unique college on Astor Place.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026
Much of the land thus expropriated was then sold cheaply to the Japanese.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
But the fact that countries hold their wealth in United States dollars, which allows the United States government to borrow more cheaply, that’s a product of the system.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
Part of the reason is that people are buying cheaply made e-bikes online.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
For bullish investors, that divergence may signal the best way to participate in the next leg of the Nvidia story — and do it far more cheaply and with less risk than buying the stock outright.
—Scott Nations, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
One obvious example is the use of modular, prefabricated components to quickly and relatively cheaply build housing.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
With the ability to carry up to eight Mark I fire-and-forget missiles built by Estonian startup Frankenberg Technologies, it's designed to intercept hostile drones much more cheaply than much more expensive anti-aircraft/missile missile systems.
—David Szondy
april 04, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2026
One reason Rosen was able to buy the building so cheaply is that the land beneath it is owned by the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, the small unique college on Astor Place.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2026
Much of the land thus expropriated was then sold cheaply to the Japanese.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheaply
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To this new arena of few big, let alone original, hits; to a place where expensive corporatized storytelling could hold no candle to the quick-turn, inexpensively made short videos young people watched or the quick-turn, inexpensively made long podcasts older people listened to.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Dec. 2025
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Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, economically advantaged families have been found to address digital media concerns by having open conversations about values and media use, while economically disadvantaged families focus more on potential hazards in their physical surroundings.—
Dana Suskind,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The latest round of funding targets businesses from Colorado Boulevard east to Roslyn Street that have been economically affected by the construction.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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For the former, fans point out that all of the leaks leave Batula in particular coming off very poorly.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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The city did not take the court up on that suggestion and should be commended for adhering to its transparency policies in a case that reflects so poorly on the Chicago Police Department.—
Jamie Kalven,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The 6-5, 245-pounder played sparingly as a freshman at Penn State, transferred to Louisville but didn’t play and then spent the past two years at Western Michigan.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Book of Love went on hiatus after 1993’s Lovebubble, and have only sparingly reunited for reunion shows and a few tracks here and there since.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
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The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Cheaply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheaply. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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