parsimoniously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsimoniously
Adverb
  • The three-time Cy Young Award winner was greeted rudely by a Shohei Ohtani lead-off double, but Scherzer managed to escape the inning unscathed.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The furore surrounding Milan’s decision to play their February Serie A fixture against Como in Australia rudely interrupted what had been a silky smooth start to the season.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In ’50s England, her professional academic lesbian shows up in a provocatively sexy outfit with a gauzy bodice.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His decimal-point scores were provocatively precise, calculated to start fights.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Parsimoniously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsimoniously. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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