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Recent Examples of exiguous And because those games can be exiguous, mid-major teams can ill afford to squander those opportunities when presented. Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023 The holiday sales came as a jolt after China’s exiguous ticket sales of recent weeks. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2022 Their taste is undeveloped or chronically exiguous. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exiguous
Adjective
  • In her prominent book Atlas of AI, renowned Microsoft researcher and academic Kate Crawford documents the vast extractive needs of AI but notes that detailed analysis of materials that will be needed has been sparse.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Regulations in Hong Kong around the technology are currently sparse.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • While specific details of his early childhood are scarce, Weller came of age during a time when distilling was a booming regional industry, often run by farmers and small-business operators who combined their agricultural production with whiskey making.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Details after paramedics whisked Valdes away are scarce, her friend says, as no one was allowed to ride with her to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where she was later pronounced dead.
    Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025

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“Exiguous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exiguous. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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