as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
we must skimp and save if we are going to afford a vacation this summer
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Recent Examples of skimped
Cherry Pistachio Pecan Granola Someone smart at TJ’s ripped off the famous Eleven Madison Park granola, but skimped on the pricey pecans and pistachios.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
Avant-garde design doesn’t mean the team here has skimped on luxury, however.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
But after ownership skimped on payroll the last two years (then fire-sale’d the roster at the trade deadline), Baldelli took the fall for the poor results.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Sting’s lawyers have filed a response to the suit as well, claiming that the frontman has not skimped out on his old bandmates.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
Avant-garde design doesn’t mean the team here has skimped on luxury, however.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
But after ownership skimped on payroll the last two years (then fire-sale’d the roster at the trade deadline), Baldelli took the fall for the poor results.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Sting’s lawyers have filed a response to the suit as well, claiming that the frontman has not skimped out on his old bandmates.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimped
Verb
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Had the vaccine reached the elder sooner, perhaps more of the Juma people’s history would have been saved.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Go to Settings > General > Local Capture to choose where your recordings are saved or to enable audio-only recording.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He was spared a possible life sentence when found not guilty of the more serious charges.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Chairman Jeff Shi and owners Fosun will not be spared ongoing criticism, of course, but the players and staff will have the chance to turn around their form in a period of grace.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, however, Glendale conserved the full 7,000 acre-feet because a wet year on the Salt provided the city with enough water to make up for losses in Colorado River water.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bell did what most drivers did, opting to run all-out on fresher tires and more gas — while Logano conserved his fuel all the way to the finish.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The power went out intermittently, and families scrimped to get enough food.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Skimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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