as in spared
to use or give out in stingy amounts
don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!
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And because daraxonrasib is a pill, patients are spared the burden of going to a facility and being tethered to an IV pump.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026 -
These impacts will likely be more severe in lower- and middle-income countries, but we will not be spared from the increase in food insecurity.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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At the time, detectives collected and preserved physical evidence but were unable to narrow down a suspect.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The core of the building will be preserved, and the outside is getting a makeover.—
Chase Jordan
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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The genetic machinery for responding to photoperiod is deeply conserved; there is no evolutionary precedent for light at the wrong time of night, and therefore no adaptive buffer against it.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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These nuclei are extremely well conserved across different species through evolution, all the way from lampreys to humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Scanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanted. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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