as in spares
to use or give out in stingy amounts
don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!
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Washington arrives in Tulsa with orders to kill Manfredi, but instead spares his life.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026 -
That, in turn, spares those jurisdictions from going through the more cumbersome process of auctioning off the vehicles, backers of the bill said.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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As the body conserves heat, circulation may be redirected toward vital organs, reducing blood flow to joints in the extremities.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Adding a 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch around fruit tree bases insulates the soil, conserves moisture, and reduces weeds.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2026
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The order also preserves exemptions for some agricultural goods in keeping with the previous, invalidated levies.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The city says their work also preserves the shape of the beach above the high-water line to help turtles figure out where the appropriate nesting areas are, lessening the risk of their nests being too close to high-traffic areas.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Scants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scants. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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