at infrequent intervals, at large, diffusely, dispersedly, everywhere, exiguously, hardly, hardly ever, here and there, in all quarters, in places, in spots, infrequently, meagerly, not often, passim, piddlingly, rarely, scantily, scarcely, scarcely ever, scrimpily, seldom, skimpily, sparingly, sparsim, sporadically, spottily, stingily, thin, throughout, uncommonly, unfrequently, unoften, very seldom, wherever you look

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