as in to save
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
in tough times people learn how to economize
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Recent Examples of economize
All four of them sewed—my mother and her sister-in-law, to economize on dresses for themselves and their daughters.
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Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Hotels and airlines are increasingly catering to high-dollar customers, who’ve been expanding their holiday travel plans while lower-income ones economize.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
With London looking to economize abroad, British diplomats told their American counterparts in February 1947 that the United Kingdom would withdraw from the eastern Mediterranean, leaving a power vacuum in Greece and Turkey.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
The idea—so far just a proposal before the U.S. aerospace community—is to economize on propellant by using its mass just for momentum, rather than burning it for energy.
—Philip E. Ross, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
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Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Hotels and airlines are increasingly catering to high-dollar customers, who’ve been expanding their holiday travel plans while lower-income ones economize.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
With London looking to economize abroad, British diplomats told their American counterparts in February 1947 that the United Kingdom would withdraw from the eastern Mediterranean, leaving a power vacuum in Greece and Turkey.
—Melvyn P. Leffler, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
The idea—so far just a proposal before the U.S. aerospace community—is to economize on propellant by using its mass just for momentum, rather than burning it for energy.
—Philip E. Ross, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for economize
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Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Score an extra 20% off both the Queen and King sizes and save over $100 on the durable quilt.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2025
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Practicing sustainable energy-conserving habits is key to proper energy hygiene.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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The IoT has opened new possibilities in healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture such as connected tractors and soil sensors that enable smart farming, boosting yields while conserving resources.—
Mallik Tatipamula,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Oct. 2025
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And despite some analysts’ warnings of a chaotic aftermath should Maduro be ousted, a flood of foreign and private money could spare the US from having to finance the rebuilding of the Venezuelan government and economy.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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He was spared a possible life sentence when found not guilty of the more serious charges.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Economize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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