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as in inexpensive
costing little
e-mail is so popular because it's a cheap way to send messages
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2
as in terrible
of low quality
a cheap sweater that started to unravel almost as soon as I bought it
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as in stingy
giving or sharing as little as possible
a cheap coworker who never contributes to the collections taken up in the office
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as in lame
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
that was a cheap thing to say to someone who never did you any harm
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
the boxer's early bouts were cheap wins, but now he's moving up to the top ranks of boxing
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Recent Examples of cheap
For people with homes or businesses in high-risk flood zones, policies from the government typically are cheaper than those from private insurers.
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Greg Allen, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
The price of this meal is a full $7 cheaper than the grocery store’s price in 2024.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
This cheaper model is optimized for 720p play, unlike the Xbox Ally X, which aims for a 900p-to-1080p experience across games.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
One main line of investigation is that methanol, cheaper than ethanol, may have been intentionally used by counterfeiters to cut liquor production costs.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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Greg Allen, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
The price of this meal is a full $7 cheaper than the grocery store’s price in 2024.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
This cheaper model is optimized for 720p play, unlike the Xbox Ally X, which aims for a 900p-to-1080p experience across games.
—PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
One main line of investigation is that methanol, cheaper than ethanol, may have been intentionally used by counterfeiters to cut liquor production costs.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheap
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With natural, biodegradable, and inexpensive components, such batteries could one day provide an eco-friendly alternative for powering homes or small devices without relying on toxic metals or complex supply chains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Food Keeps Sticking There's no point in fighting a nonstick pan that doesn't do its job, especially considering how inexpensive many of them are.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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Midler and Hawn co-starred alongside Keaton in 1996’s The First Wives Club, with the stars portraying divorcées who wonderfully, wickedly take revenge on their terrible former spouses.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the 1970s, when game replays of both programs aired late Saturday nights on public television in Dubuque, Iowa and Wisconsin were equally terrible, and the city was fertile ground for whichever program got off the mat.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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While the Browns aren't exactly an offensive juggernaut, their defense has been stingy, and the Steelers' offense has had trouble moving the chains this season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Brown will play nine or 10 guys, compared to Thibodeau’s stingier approach.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Cardinals have historically refrained from operating with a lame-duck manager.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another main issue is that the power grind itself now being the endgame is no longer a good motivator to play, nor is the Tier system with 3s not much different than 4s or 5s, and all past weapons being somewhat lame now outside of that system entirely.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Old-school phishing emails were easy to spot because of typos and bad grammar.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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While allowed, breaking away from it would not be easy for Pennsylvania—or any other state which is currently served by it.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Car rentals are affordable at the Palma de Majorca Airport.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sheffield pointed out that the city invested in various commercial corridors along Kercheval Avenue, Dexter, East Warren and Livernois, along with approving affordable housing units and investing in city parks.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Porter has been a lead creator before, but that was on cellar-dwelling Houston Rockets squads that became a breeding ground for poor habits.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Young people want better governance and are fed up with suffering from poor services and economies while their leaders get rich around them and inequality grows.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The constant demands of parenting can make personal goals feel secondary or even selfish.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Oct. 2025
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Yet her relationship with Ed is entirely selfish.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheap. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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