scanted

verb

past tense of scant
as in spared
to use or give out in stingy amounts don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!

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  1. spared
  2. preserved
  3. conserved
Verb
  • Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The pharmacy in Costco’s midtown Kansas City store appears to be temporarily spared, despite the company’s plan to convert the location into a business center.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of spared
Verb
  • Catholic doctrine holds that Mary’s virginity was preserved before, during, and after childbirth.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Behind these numbers are thousands of homes preserved or made newly affordable for the families who need them most.
    — Maggie Cassidy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of preserved
Verb
  • Specialists are now carefully lifting the mosaic so it can be conserved before eventually going on display at the Tiverton Museum of Mid-Devon Life alongside many of the artifacts recovered during the dig.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • During that time, farmers and ranchers were paid around $180 per acre-foot of water conserved.
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of conserved
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“Scanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanted. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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