skimped

past tense of skimp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of skimped 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
  • Meanwhile, the system saved Paley more than 10 hours a week, time that can be reinvested into guest service and staff training.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Homegrown berries have saved the family ~$40 per month, Leonard says.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wilbur is obviously the main focus, as everyone is working to make sure his life is spared.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The lack of a headline-grabbing show of force so far does not mean that Colorado has been spared a role in the president’s pledge to deport immigrants who lack proper legal status.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But it had nonetheless been conserved and cared for, which allowed new meanings to slowly emerge.
    Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Because energy is conserved, and gravitational radiation (also known as a gravitational wave) carries energy, this leads to the decay of the mutual orbits of these masses.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Skimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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