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marginally

adverb

Definition of marginally

as in slightly

by a very small margin the team lost another game, but at least they performed marginally better this time out

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Recent Examples of marginally For the first time, the band with the most un-Googleable name in showbiz sounds marginally legible. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026 JPMorgan Chase — Shares were marginally higher after the bank raised its net interest income outlook for the year. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®,fred Imbert, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Most adults’ feet are marginally different sizes (by around 2mm), while men and women generally require different soccer-cleat constructions. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 While some countries and companies can work on pumping out marginally more oil—and further deplete oil reserves—similar solutions don’t exist for fuel. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 The projections put AfD at least marginally short of an absolute majority for now, but that could change. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The marginally high dew point temperatures will push the heat index to around 107 degrees in some spots. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Those companies currently operate the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets, which have proven reliable but are only marginally competitive, even with the assistance of government subsidies. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026 The projections put AfD at least marginally short of an absolute majority, though that could change. — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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Roan also adds an new verse to the song, slightly changing the lyrics to reference a mediocre female suitor alongside Rodrigo’s original lines.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Montana's 1st District is slightly less Republican overall than the state, which voted for Trump by double digits in each of his three presidential campaigns.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of slightly

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But behind that number is a battlefield engagement, a target barely visible across the landscape, and a shot whose details may remain classified or disputed for years.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Season 2 picks up from where things left off, with Michael and Diana having barely arrived in Spain when they are dragged back into the fold to answer questions around Ricardo’s death.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

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