as in sparse
including only what is most basic or needed
a bare-bones website a bare-bones wedding ceremony The hotel rooms are bare-bones.
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Recent Examples of bare-bones
Other homeowners were covered by California’s FAIR plan, a bare-bones fire insurance that limits repayments to $3 million, far less than the costs of replacing structures and possessions in high-end neighborhoods such as Malibu and the Pacific Palisades.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
That said, the actual content is pretty bare-bones.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Larger rivals that control much of the U.S. market have also made inroads with basic economy fares, which aim to compete with the bare-bones tickets that were at one time the backbone of Frontier and Spirit.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Spirit, famous for being bare-bones, added first class seating in 2024.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
That said, the actual content is pretty bare-bones.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
Larger rivals that control much of the U.S. market have also made inroads with basic economy fares, which aim to compete with the bare-bones tickets that were at one time the backbone of Frontier and Spirit.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Spirit, famous for being bare-bones, added first class seating in 2024.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 29 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for bare-bones
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bare-bones
Adjective
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His words, though often sparse and cryptic, usually mattered more than those of his counterparts, fueling a political mystique of infallibility.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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His characteristically sparse prose only makes this portrait of a necrophiliac serial killer haunting the hill country of eastern Tennessee that much more disturbing: Lester Ballard makes Norman Bates look like Beaver Cleaver.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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As Cleveland tells it, the Browns have sued over a mere possibility—that is, the team relocating after the 2028 season.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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The reciprocal tariffs covered a mere tenth of U.S. imports.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Many conspiracy theorists have complained about Black history being relegated to the calendar’s shortest month.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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While the preference was shorter contracts, Miami opted for Wiggins instead of trying to create trade packages that would leave them with mostly or all expiring contracts for average players. 4).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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With minimal access to media, the dual American Israeli citizen only learned months after he was captured that his son had survived the attack that launched the war in Gaza.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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According to The Weather Channel, there is minimal rain expected from Thursday to Saturday, indicating a low likelihood of rain interfering with Thursday's Duel at Daytona or the Friday NASCAR Truck Series.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare-bones. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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