as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
computer equipment that would be prohibitively expensive, given the rural school's exiguous resources
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Recent Examples of exiguous
And because those games can be exiguous, mid-major teams can ill afford to squander those opportunities when presented.
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Michael Arinze,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2023
The holiday sales came as a jolt after China’s exiguous ticket sales of recent weeks.
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Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Oct. 2022
Michael Arinze,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2023
The holiday sales came as a jolt after China’s exiguous ticket sales of recent weeks.
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Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiguous
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Already, reports of sparse crowds have marred the Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair on the National Mall, the Daily Beast said.
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In North Platte, Nebraska, vegetation is much sparser with drier soils.
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Pools are scarce in the area, Haze noted, and the marketing leans into that rarity — especially when paired with immediate beach access.
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With memory supply scarce and pricey, consumer electronics companies have spent the past six months pulling various levers to manage the situation, from reconfiguring product SKUs in order to reduce the bill of materials to reluctantly hiking prices.
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“Exiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiguous. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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