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as in minimally
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as in scantily
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Recent Examples of scantly
But Korean pop music has scantly been recognized in the larger pop or general categories at the Grammys.
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Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantly
Adverb
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Haq describes the experimental procedure as a minimally invasive brain surgery, where a small piece of a patient’s skull is removed, the stem cells are injected into their brain and the hole is closed.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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This text has been minimally edited to meet contemporary standards.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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Behind the table was an orchestra, barely playing loud enough to hear.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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For Minter and DeCosta, the heavy lifting has barely started.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Along similar lines, January 6 defendants and their advocates, who perceive Dhillon as insufficiently supportive of their cause, have voiced anger over her potential promotion.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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The crowd at an event for James Fishback, a Florida gubernatorial candidate, who, like many other young conservatives, considers MAGA insufficiently radical.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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At many networks that served students of color from low-income families, academic performance plummeted—and has scarcely recovered.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The stakes could scarcely be higher.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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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
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Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.—
Tim Barber,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2026
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At the heart of the doc is the source material that kicked off a half-century-and-counting of hopeful believers, indefatigable hunters, and the industry that’s grown up around them: a 1967 piece of film clocking in at 59 seconds, its authenticity long debated, its grainy imagery minutely parsed.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Think of him as a slightly bigger version of Darren Sproles.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This act of contrition is legible in East Asia, but slightly awkward when performed by Western actors.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Scantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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