SCANTING Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

scanting

verb

present participle of scant

as in sparing

to use or give out in stingy amounts don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!

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AutoCamp is also a short walk to the main drag, sparing guests the headache of the limited parking around shops and restaurants.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
According to Lucci, the dam also acted as a defensive bulwark during last November’s Typhoon Uwan, capturing over 99% of rainfall and sparing the lives of many downstream communities.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

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The hotel’s environmental commitment includes conserving resources through their rainwater collection irrigation system as well as water flow restrictors installed in all showers, toilets, and sinks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Ayala Land is shoring up funds and conserving capital amid a weakness in the residential property market as the ongoing Iran war has tempered consumer spending and slowed economic growth.

— Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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The Living New Deal -- a nonprofit and non-partisan organization dedicated to preserving the history of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's series of economic, social and political reforms -- is raising concerns about the race.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The state should lead the next chapter of hemp policy by encouraging federal lawmakers to strengthen national standards while preserving successful state regulatory systems, particularly the one Connecticut has already demonstrated can work.

— John R. Gordon, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

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The Dodgers, to their credit, have built a great team—not only by doling out huge salaries but by building an élite development program.

— Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Online, influencers in the looksmaxxing space have leveraged other men's insecurities to enormous fame while doling out aesthetic advice with little, if any, credentials.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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