as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
closefisted administrators objecting to legitimate office expenses
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Adjective
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Stirring frequently, cook until garlic is a deep golden brown, being careful not to burn it, about 5 minutes.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Once the heavy portion is removed, finish with a clean cut where the branch meets the trunk, being careful not to injure the branch collar.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Visiting boats moor in the bay but keep to the far side, close enough to admire and distant enough to ignore.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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The senior got the final two outs, which kept the score close enough for the Hawks to tie the score in their half of the fifth inning.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The elevator, though fully operational, is comically small—tight even for guests with robust suitcases.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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With Washington already debating tighter restrictions on exporting AI chips and cloud services to China, Anthropic’s allegations are likely to feed calls for new guardrails—while giving critics one more chance to note the uncomfortable symmetry at the heart of modern AI.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The cub’s selfish decisions lead to the tree laying itself across a chasm to save its surrogate child.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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People forget that being an athlete is selfish.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What really matters is if the tech can be scaled, is energy-dense enough to complete, and can prove cheap at an industrial scale.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Although this pencil is the cheapest of the bunch, the formula lasts and lasts.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
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Each is still saying the other has unrealistic and greedy demands.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Marquee recruits in Ohio and North Carolina all but cleared the field, New Hampshire and Illinois seem settled, and the fact Democrats are looking with greedy ambition at Alaska shows how underwater the Republican brand is with voters.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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To me, being mean to each other was not supposed to be part of it.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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McDonald's was a mean one last year, only bringing its Grinch meal to Canada for the 2024 holidays.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Oceane Michelon passed the leaders on the course and used only one spare shot on the range, ensuring France had a solid lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Use the three drawers to hold everything from hair products and brushes to mouthwash and makeup, then store larger items like spare towels or bathroom cleaning products on the spacious shelves.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Closefisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closefisted. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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