economical
Example Sentences
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There is some logic to Musk’s vertical integration: The more chip-making machinery that can be integrated around producing one thing, the faster and more economical it becomes to produce that thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The new DeepSeek-V4 model is released as two versions, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, with the latter being "a more efficient and economical choice" because it has smaller parameters.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
“Expressed as a percentage of disposable income, it’s never been more economical to travel by air,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
At times, it reminded me of John Carpenter’s little-seen, Lauren Hutton-starring 1978 film, “Someone’s Watching Me!,” an equally economical yet surprisingly stylish little TV movie that flaunted the still-budding horror legend’s early talents.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
It has all the qualities we admire in language: it’s handy, succinct, and economical, and everybody knows what it means.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing economical
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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