as in slightly
by a very small margin
they narrowly escaped with their lives
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Recent Examples of narrowly
The dream of a repeat was on thin ice Friday as Argentina narrowly defeated upstart Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in Miami.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
The commission took up noncitizen voting in March, narrowly rejecting it.
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Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
In a roller coaster World Cup match, Argentina narrowly beat the African island nation of Cape Verde 3-2 in a game that extended into extra time.
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Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray narrowly missed out on the honor, although all three seem to be locks to at least be selected to play in the game.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Instead of focusing narrowly on one object at a time, the observatory will sweep across huge areas of sky, building an archive of stars, galaxies, asteroids and cosmic explosions.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Having narrowly lost to Pogačar at Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where the pair finished well clear of the field — a remarkable achievement in itself — his real coming out party came at the Tour of the Basque Country.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Yet the market is narrowly concentrated and being driven by a handful of megacap tech companies.
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Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Valerie and Danny Mares narrowly escaped last year's deadly flood.
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Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
The commission took up noncitizen voting in March, narrowly rejecting it.
—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
In a roller coaster World Cup match, Argentina narrowly beat the African island nation of Cape Verde 3-2 in a game that extended into extra time.
—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray narrowly missed out on the honor, although all three seem to be locks to at least be selected to play in the game.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
Instead of focusing narrowly on one object at a time, the observatory will sweep across huge areas of sky, building an archive of stars, galaxies, asteroids and cosmic explosions.
—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Having narrowly lost to Pogačar at Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, where the pair finished well clear of the field — a remarkable achievement in itself — his real coming out party came at the Tour of the Basque Country.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Yet the market is narrowly concentrated and being driven by a handful of megacap tech companies.
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Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Valerie and Danny Mares narrowly escaped last year's deadly flood.
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Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrowly
Adverb
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Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn hit a flyout to Crow-Armstrong, who zigzagged a bit before making a slightly awkward catch for the first out of the frame.
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Their menu is seasonal and slightly whimsical while retaining a clear vision, a good representation of the many personalities that make up the Kimball House team.
Adverb
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Everyone is over the moon with the experience, especially Aesha, who can barely contain her happiness; the night set the bar very high for the rest of the season.
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But as JuJu Watkins took her place in front of a microphone for the first time since returning to practice this summer, the USC superstar barely could contain her gratitude.
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“Narrowly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrowly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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