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Recent Examples of insufficiently
Last week, Paxton’s allies began running ads portraying Hunt as insufficiently conservative and too close to Democrats.
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Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
But the campaign against Good is different—because The Homeland takes particular and perverse interest in women deemed insufficiently reverent of hearth and home.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
These rules would otherwise allow other countries to impose top-up taxes when profits are insufficiently taxed.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
That usually happens when an actor appears overly controlled or insufficiently guided—either sealed tight or unhinged.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
The goal is to agree on a conservation and dam-operations deal to last 20 years and replace a 2007 set of guidelines that have proven insufficiently austere to preserve reservoir storage in the face of 25 years of regional aridification.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Hollis was curious and nosy enough to have learned of Anders’s plan to retire from one field but insufficiently curious to learn what was next.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
But the campaign against Good is different—because The Homeland takes particular and perverse interest in women deemed insufficiently reverent of hearth and home.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
These rules would otherwise allow other countries to impose top-up taxes when profits are insufficiently taxed.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
That usually happens when an actor appears overly controlled or insufficiently guided—either sealed tight or unhinged.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
The goal is to agree on a conservation and dam-operations deal to last 20 years and replace a 2007 set of guidelines that have proven insufficiently austere to preserve reservoir storage in the face of 25 years of regional aridification.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Officials in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris viewed early proposals as overly concessive to Moscow, insufficiently safeguarding Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity — particularly regarding Donbas, Crimea, and possible concessions beyond current lines of control.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Those who have recently fallen into homelessness and, with temporary support, have the greatest chance of achieving self-sufficiency are typically deemed insufficiently vulnerable.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Hollis was curious and nosy enough to have learned of Anders’s plan to retire from one field but insufficiently curious to learn what was next.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiently
Adverb
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Issues such as menopause and perimenopause, endometriosis and Alzheimer’s disease — conditions that exclusively or disproportionately affect women — remain inadequately studied.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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Scally had already struggled after dealing inadequately with a cross, which let the high-flying visitors score their first.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Partisan versus racial gerrymandering In redistricting battles, the Supreme Court has said federal courts can review whether race was improperly used to draw new lines, but not whether partisan politics was a factor.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Paxton argues the county is improperly giving public money to private nonprofits, with little control over who gets the legal help, and is funding private immigration cases that do not serve a clear public purpose.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Pizzi went on to say Pembroke Park Town Manager David Lynch acted inappropriately to get a second opinion from a lawyer besides the city attorney on removing Jacobs’ from office.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The robotaxi chauffeurs teens around Phoenix and Los Angeles without concerns of a driver becoming distracted or acting inappropriately.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Insufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiently. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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