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as in barely
by a very small margin
was scarcely able to walk after the near-fatal accident
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as in no
certainly not
I scarcely think that one person being sick is an "epidemic"
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Recent Examples of scarcely
But that’s scarcely slowed him down.
—
Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Before Frimpong’s arrival less than a week after their final match of that campaign, Liverpool spent scarcely anything.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Recovery has scarcely begun, but insult is being added to fire victims’ injuries as local officials — especially Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — engage in a tawdry game of finger-pointing.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Both of those statements can be true and yet this can scarcely be said to be a stalemate, or even a proper separation of powers.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Before Frimpong’s arrival less than a week after their final match of that campaign, Liverpool spent scarcely anything.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Recovery has scarcely begun, but insult is being added to fire victims’ injuries as local officials — especially Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — engage in a tawdry game of finger-pointing.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Both of those statements can be true and yet this can scarcely be said to be a stalemate, or even a proper separation of powers.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
Adverb
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Unaccustomed to living with someone like Sprinkles, Louise was nearly moved to tears by this delivery of weeds, but Lynn had barely noticed.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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The older son, Dustin, barely speaks, and baby James is wearing a grocery bag for a diaper.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That information is due back no later than May.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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They were outscored 13-1 by the New York Yankees in a three-game sweep, becoming the 11th team to score no more than one run over the initial three games of a season.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The image is tightly cropped, the carriage wheels slightly cut off.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Improvements included plenty of new alien ships to battle, as well as an invincibility ability for your ship to make the levels slightly less challenging.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Rockies have been humiliated before in their first home game, but never as badly as this.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Tyler entered the season with expectations as a defensive-minded facilitator but never fully found her rhythm.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Their facility would use just 2% of a hyperscaler’s power and occupy about 2% as much space, according to the company.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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That just felt so, almost traumatizing to even imagine.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But, by the same token, the virtues of the traditional approach, which once hardly needed to be articulated, now stand in greater relief.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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But her mother's preferences hardly matter, at least not anymore.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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