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
Sting’s lawyers have filed a response to the suit as well, claiming that the frontman has not skimped out on his old bandmates.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimped
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Gibson saved one match point with a lob, but missed on a backhand on the second one and Brough won 6-1, 3-6, 9-7.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Every animal is photographed, and everything from mats of fur to overgrown nail clippings are bagged and saved.—
Meg Dunn,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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But wagers of $50 or more on single events will be spared the fee.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Google was spared the worst on Tuesday, with a federal judge rejecting a US Department of Justice request to force it to spin off its Chrome browser.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Emory’s shuttles have been running on biodiesel fuel since 2006, and the campus has conserved fuel energy by recycling old cooking oil used in the dining halls.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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These are sugar molecules that are structurally conserved across unrelated viral families and have until now remained an untapped target for antiviral drug development.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Skimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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