sparingly
in an economical or limited way: Nutritionists recommend eating fats sparingly.
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1Other words from sparingly
- o·ver·spar·ing·ly, adverb
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Google recognized this and created the disavow tool, however, they still advise site owners to use it sparingly.
While the FDA has issued EUAs sparingly for diagnostics and therapies aimed at other infectious diseases, such as H1N1 and Zika, a vaccine has never been used in civilians under an EUA.
Covid-19 vaccines shouldn’t get emergency-use authorization | Amy Nordrum | November 13, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe haptics are amazing and, when used sparingly, the motion controls are fun.
Video games feel different on the PlayStation 5 and that’s a good thing | Stan Horaczek | November 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWhereas the people who are less fortunate than me who did not have that money still have access to just 2G internet sparingly.
Podcast: How a 135-year-old law lets India shutdown the internet | Anthony Green | September 2, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSo far he’s only sparingly deployed the DPA, which can force private companies to prioritize government orders, but it could become more of a feature to prep for the next pandemic.
Here and there, sparingly, one of the dolls might be purple or green: “Rainbow Piets,” they call them.
We owe it to our young and vulnerable patients to use these medications sparingly and judiciously.
Why Giving Adderall to Toddlers Is So Completely, Utterly Wrong | Russell Saunders | May 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe great emancipator is featured sparingly, emerging dramatically through the mist at the top of the ad.
Abe Lincoln Burnishes His Brand Through Comedy Routines and Ads (Video) | The Daily Beast Video | February 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe mentions the war sparingly and allows its wide shadow to cast itself over the book.
On the Hunt For…: Greg Baxter’s “The Apartment” Review | Elliot Ackerman | December 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTI realize now that I spoke to her in paragraphs, babbling on and on, while she talked sparingly but concisely.
Marilyn and Me: On the 50th Anniversary of Monroe’s Death | Lawrence Schiller | August 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyFifty years ago such stops were sparingly used and many organists condemned their employment altogether.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerYour hostess may suppose you despise her fare, if you appear so very choice, or eat too sparingly.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyIf there is a delicacy upon the table, partake of it sparingly, and never help yourself to it a second time.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe sour Medoc was sparingly drunk, mixed with sugar and water; some drank home-brewed small beer, the majority only water.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange Kielland
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