skimped (on)

past tense of skimp (on)
as in stinted (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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  • Some sets were constructed in Toronto, disassembled and shipped out and have now been preserved for a potential second season.
    Amber Dowling, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Yet Flores would like to see our historic places — which are in fact the city’s Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) — not preserved.
    Bruce D Coons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Skimped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimped%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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