MEAGERLY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

meagerly

adverb

Definition of meagerly

as in scantily

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Recent Examples of meagerly Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal. — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025 Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025

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In a series of photos and videos released Wednesday, Sweeney can be seen naked or scantily clad, holding American footballs, a tennis racket or a baseball bat.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
The actress left little to the imagination in a provocative new campaign for Novig, posing nude or scantily clad alongside an array of sports equipment as the company promoted its sports-only approach.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 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

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According to court records, the club was owned by Denning Enterprises, a holding company nominally owned by Denning’s wife but controlled by Denning, from the 1990s until it was sold in January 2025.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Assuming the third spacecraft launches nominally, all three will come down before Christmas in the Koonibba Test Range in the South Australian Outback, through coordination with Varda's long-time space-mission service provider, Southern Launch.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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