skimpier; skimpiest
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the information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful
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Some people turned to social media to document their skimpy servings.
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
King proceeds to relay more about Jennens’s inner life and creative struggles than about Handel’s, of which firsthand reports are skimpy.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
That could include boosting payment rates and contracting with more providers if insurance networks are deemed too skimpy, senior administration officials said.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Currently, the jobless in North Carolina can only receive up to 12 weeks of state unemployment benefits, among the skimpiest in the nation.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Daniel Wine, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
King proceeds to relay more about Jennens’s inner life and creative struggles than about Handel’s, of which firsthand reports are skimpy.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
That could include boosting payment rates and contracting with more providers if insurance networks are deemed too skimpy, senior administration officials said.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Currently, the jobless in North Carolina can only receive up to 12 weeks of state unemployment benefits, among the skimpiest in the nation.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Skimpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skimpy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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