variants
or meagre
as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
ever since he started the diet, his dinners have been more meager than he would like
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Recent Examples of meager
Even among Latin American nations support for Haiti has been meager.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The Giants managed just six points, managed a meager 231 total yards and Russell Wilson went 17-for-37 in a loss to the Washington Commanders.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In a Canadian industry where for years doors were mostly closed to Black talent, and financing that came through when doors opened was meagre, the BSO report urges Black content creators be properly financed to build sustainable careers and businesses.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
She is quoted $750 for the sweet, which is out of their meager budget.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The Giants managed just six points, managed a meager 231 total yards and Russell Wilson went 17-for-37 in a loss to the Washington Commanders.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In a Canadian industry where for years doors were mostly closed to Black talent, and financing that came through when doors opened was meagre, the BSO report urges Black content creators be properly financed to build sustainable careers and businesses.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
She is quoted $750 for the sweet, which is out of their meager budget.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meager
Adjective
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The announcement, sparse on specific details, captured the trepidation and lingering ambivalences that AI companies have about policing young users, even as OpenAI begins to implement these basic features nearly three years after the launch of ChatGPT.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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But in images with few items and sparser backgrounds, the spatial effect looks unnatural.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The position of elementary education among the least susceptible to poverty might be surprising, but elementary school teachers are scarce and in demand.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The number of investigations is scarce not because of a lack of potential violations.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The poll also found that 51% of respondents perceive the current state of the economy as poor, and 61% express a lack of confidence that the economy will improve next year.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Low User Adoption Due To Poor Onboarding The primary hurdle is often low user adoption due to poor onboarding and a steep learning curve.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Meager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meager. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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