as in dime
a very small sum of money
trying to start a business on a shoestring
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Recent Examples of shoestring
David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
In theory, the appearance of a shoestring budget ought to have helped zero in on the comic series’ horror elements, but ironically, those have been stripped away.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
In Greater Cincinnati, a mighty, mostly volunteer needle-exchange effort on a shoestring budget started in 2014.
—Terry Demio, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2019
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Noun
In this shoestring mode, Shyamalan developed a new economy in his storytelling.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
In theory, the appearance of a shoestring budget ought to have helped zero in on the comic series’ horror elements, but ironically, those have been stripped away.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Adjective
In 2016, the Trump campaign relied on stadium rallies, TV appearances and social media to compensate for its shoestring budget and thin staffing.
—Jennifer Epstein, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020
In Greater Cincinnati, a mighty, mostly volunteer needle-exchange effort on a shoestring budget started in 2014.
—Terry Demio, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoestring
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The dime that sold last weekend garnered over 200 bids Sunday night and sold for $506,250, nearly 30 times what the previous wonders paid for the coin 46 years ago in 1978.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Raised on a dairy farm in Ohio, the sisters who consigned the dime have chosen to remain anonymous.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Both have spindly legs, two working rotary knobs on the front for volume and channels and a power button on top.Simon Hill, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Anyone visiting the park will want to see the spindly hoodoos, striated in red, gold, and white.Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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In this case: a stringy slot corner who never had been credited for a sack in his college career.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Certain digestive disorders can lead to soft, stringy stool.Cristina Mutchler, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
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The star of the team, a lanky, brooding kid named Nataanii (Kusem Goodwind), has recently lost his mother and his sister in a drunk-driving accident.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Shealy announces after taking a deep whiff - and the creature itself, tall, lanky and slightly auburn, bounding through the woods.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
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Joan Vassos — willowy, blonde, and 61 years young — is surrounded by 12 senior men who are getting ready to show some skin.EW.com, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Her modeling roots are clear, her willowy limbs and striking cheekbones elevating her simple outfit of a shabby cashmere sweater and flowing skirt.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
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He was guided through the motions of the fry station by a reedy, goateed young man, an actual employee, who had been caught up in the candidate’s maudlin cosplay of worker solidarity.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Their voices sounded high and reedy, like that of preteen boys.Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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The company’s markets wagered correctly and controversially in Donald Trump’s favor in bets on who would win the presidential election, even though opinion polls showed a tight race.Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Incumbent Leonel Talavera and her opponent, Vanesa Estrella, are locked in a tight race for Area 5.Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Buddy Hield, who led the Warriors in scoring in their first two games, struggled to create separation against the Clippers’ stockpile of rangy wings.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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The rangy 6-3 pass-catcher had 41 receptions for 679 yards and seven touchdowns last season.Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Shoestring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoestring. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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