as in to stint (on)
to use or give out in stingy amounts
I'd like a baked potato, and don't skimp on the sour cream
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The liquid itself—long and balanced, with concentration and generosity to spare—is flashed with Amarena cherries, caramelized apple fritters, and caramel- and hazelnut-coated orchard fruit.—
Brian Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Lopez lives on one of the building’s higher floors, meaning her apartment was spared among those that were devastated by floodwaters that evening.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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By scanting this complexity, Remnick leaves readers with a less than totally satisfying depiction of Obama's encounter with the world of black Chicago.—
Walter Russell Mead,
Foreign Affairs,
1 July 2010
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Trump captured attention his first time around, in part, by talking about issues that other candidates scanted: the threat of China, chaos at the southern border.—
NR Editors,
National Review,
22 Dec. 2023
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“Skimp (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimp%20%28on%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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