scanted

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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Verb
  • Wilbur is obviously the main focus, as everyone is working to make sure his life is spared.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The lack of a headline-grabbing show of force so far does not mean that Colorado has been spared a role in the president’s pledge to deport immigrants who lack proper legal status.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Compared to green tea, white tea undergoes minimal processing, so higher levels of catechins and polyphenols are preserved.
    Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Today, it is carefully preserved in the Chapel of the Holy Chalice inside València’s Cathedral, where pilgrims, scholars, and curious travelers from all over the world come to admire it.
    Visit València, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But it had nonetheless been conserved and cared for, which allowed new meanings to slowly emerge.
    Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Because energy is conserved, and gravitational radiation (also known as a gravitational wave) carries energy, this leads to the decay of the mutual orbits of these masses.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Scanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scanted. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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