as in spared
to use or give out in stingy amounts
don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!
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He did get spared a blown save by Jo Adell robbing his third home run of the game on April 4.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Angelica Pacheco, a former Hialeah city councilwoman, was spared a prison term on Thursday after pleading guilty to falsifying information on her addiction treatment center’s emergency loan application to the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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And from such circumstances came an extraordinary commitment of community spirit that has preserved their memory for over 80 years.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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For instance, the dimensions of the rock nodule in which it is preserved are consistent with those of an egg.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some myosin classes, such as I and II, are widely conserved across many organisms, whereas others are more specialized and restricted to particular lineages—for example, certain classes are found mainly in animals and others in plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the day, all the partners in the project share a desire to see the state's natural spaces conserved and made available for recreation by Arkansans and visitors, Andrews said.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Scanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanted. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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