scants

verb

present tense third-person singular of scant
as in spares
to use or give out in stingy amounts don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scants
  1. spares
  2. conserves
  3. preserves
Verb
  • Senior dogs with arthritis or chronic pain also benefit because mobile service spares them the physical strain of travel.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • The move spares Rodriguez a punishing cut to 145 but drops him into the sport's deepest, most wrestling-heavy division.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of spares
Verb
  • This efficiency not only conserves limited resources but also builds community trust by minimizing unnecessary interactions.
    — Charles "Chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • The brain further conserves power by relying on highly efficient biological mechanisms that have been refined through millions of years of evolution.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026
Definition of conserves
Verb
  • The Kansas City Public Library’s oral history project, Speaking of Kansas City, preserves the firsthand accounts of Hispanic flood survivors from Argentine.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • The blue plaque in Upper Norwood today preserves the moment for posterity.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of preserves
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“Scants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scants. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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