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
Plus, Amazon hasn’t skimped on quality with a largely cotton construction that’s comfortable to wear without feeling scratchy or rigid.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Safety first Ford hasn’t skimped on protection.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Lowering costs doesn't mean Rivian skimped everywhere.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Safety first Ford hasn’t skimped on protection.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Lowering costs doesn't mean Rivian skimped everywhere.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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.
—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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Mom with no symptoms had stage 4 colorectal cancer — and a rare surgery saved her life.—
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FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Tramon Mark saved the Texas men's basketball season with a clutch jumper in the final seconds Wednesday of the Longhorns' First Four game against North Carolina State.—
American Statesman sports desk,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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Families are being spared unimaginable loss.—
Maria Hernandez,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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In British Columbia, developers are largely spared the costly litigation endemic in America, and buyers can more easily secure federal financial backing.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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The world-class training facility owes its existence to the dedication of a group of volunteers, who scrimped and saved for well over a decade to get their own curling space.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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While administrations scrimped, the fleet aged.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Skimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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