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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
While a much smaller state, Mississippi spends scarcely half of what California does yet does a better job of teaching children to read.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
While a much smaller state, Mississippi spends scarcely half of what California does yet does a better job of teaching children to read.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The young man from the India Office is scarcely cold in his grave before the story moves on, shifting into investigative overdrive.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
If the logic of Cowichan is upheld, there is scarcely a landholding in British Columbia—or much of the rest of Canada—for which ownership is secure.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
While a much smaller state, Mississippi spends scarcely half of what California does yet does a better job of teaching children to read.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
The young man from the India Office is scarcely cold in his grave before the story moves on, shifting into investigative overdrive.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
If the logic of Cowichan is upheld, there is scarcely a landholding in British Columbia—or much of the rest of Canada—for which ownership is secure.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarcely
Adverb
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Her neighbors live within easy walking distance but their homes are barely visible, one to the next, because of folds in the hills and the density of trees and cacti.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Most notable is the addition of an interchangeable dual-lace wrap, which sweeps from the barely there midsole and finishes with a bow atop the standard shoelaces.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, no argument, no matter how well-crafted, can ever turn fiction into fact.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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His effort level was all that mattered — no matter the result.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Once this economic leveling is accomplished, homestead exemptions can be reduced slightly.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hudsonian whimbrels, to be exact, shorebirds about the size of crows with long, thin, slightly curved beaks.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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His family might never know all the details, but Bouzid gives the audience tangible knowledge of his passions and misgivings, accomplishing that by observing the five female characters in his orbit, and so the mystery of all their lives is fully revealed.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Although the designer has never been on skis, that didn’t stop him from basing his fall collection on fashions near the slopes.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The more massive the original star is, the shorter the post-AGB lifetime, down to a minimum of just over 1000 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The contrast with her party could hardly be sharper.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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But of course, this is hardly just about New York lawyers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Scarcely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarcely. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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