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as in minimally
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as in scantily
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scantly
Adverb
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The three-term Republican attorney general vigorously sought to oust Phelan in the GOP primary, forcing a runoff that the outgoing House leader barely survived.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025 -
But fans do seem to be casting a wary eye as the Blackhawks stare down another year of barely getting to the salary-cap floor, while ticket prices remain sky high.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Consider two key sequences, which scarcely seem to belong in the same movie, and which are all the more telling for their juxtaposition.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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These people, the ones who insist on trespassing in what is actually our backyard, who started this fight have to pass several scarcely populated public beach areas to get to our property.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The kernel of the script imagined Ruth’s movements through her longtime home for the final time—a marvelous, minutely observed sequence that opens the film—and then her new home for the first time.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
20 June 2025
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The downtown side of the bridge is also minutely taller than the church side, leading to some overconfident drivers lodging themselves on the other end.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Scantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scantly. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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