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
  • His lacerating wit spares no member of his staff—a mix of true incompetents, off-putting savants, ticking time bombs, and onetime offenders prematurely consigned to professional purgatory.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Companion animal euthanasia is a therapeutic intervention to mitigate suffering; when conducted properly, the process spares the subject both fear and pain.
    — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spares
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  • The intact leaf blanket also conserves moisture and prevents soil from drying out over the winter.
    — Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In Boise, a growing number of people have turned to xeriscaping in recent years, which is a type of landscaping that conserves water by using native or drought-tolerant plants, according to previous Statesman reporting.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of conserves
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  • Life and social structures in remote river villages are rooted in summer fish camps, where the community catches, processes, and preserves the salmon that feeds them through the winter.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The first-of-its-kind process requires no harsh mechanical shredding, which preserves the fiber length, strength and spinnability.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of preserves
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“Scants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scants. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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