as in saves
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
had to scrimp and save for years in order to be able to afford a house
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Zegna typically saves its collection debut for Milan Fashion Week, and by moving it to the west, the show delivered an exclamation point for Los Angeles as the third high-profile runway presentation in the city after Hermès in Bel-Air last night and Dior at LACMA last month.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026 -
Rather than measuring activity like tokens consumed or lines of code, Wu said, Cognition estimates the number of human engineering hours its agent actually saves and backs that estimate with a refund.—
Jasmine Wu,Deirdre Bosa,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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This method conserves water, meets each plant's hydration needs, and prevents overwatering by eliminating human error such as forgetting to turn off the hose.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
31 May 2026
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Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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As for features, Mercedes-Benz spares no expense on its iconic SUV.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Yet once Adam is fully in command of his sword, so to speak, and subjected to a brawny He-Man makeover that at least spares him the lank bowl cut of the original model, things get rather less spry.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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“Scrimps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimps. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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