spared

past tense of spare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spared Fortunately, the United States is still likely spared in this scenario. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 The deal spared him the death penalty in exchange for forfeiting his right to appeal or seek a sentence reduction. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025 Lack estimates that widespread adoption of these recommendations could prevent over 100,000 cases of peanut allergy each year, amounting to a million children over the next decade being spared the burden of lifelong food allergy management and the anxiety that this can create. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Water deaths down in Nashville area Despite the rise in the number of deaths this year, the Middle Tennessee region has largely been spared. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025 Thank God we’ve been spared from the timeline where Annie and Nick get married and post unconvincingly cheery Christian couple content for the rest of their lives. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 Staffers spent the weekend trading calls and texts, trying to piece together who had been axed, who had been spared, and, most puzzling, why. Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025 Obviously, no expense was spared in bringing it to life. Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025 Thomas Tuchel is a man on a mission, and no feelings will be spared in pursuit of his goal. Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spared
Verb
  • Emphasizing research and measurable outcomes, their philanthropy also reflects a broader belief that wealth should be used in real time—not preserved for future generations.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This was made possible by a process called clay templating, in which the external fleshy surface of the dinosaur was preserved over the skeleton after burial by a thin clay mask no more than 1/100th of an inch thick.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The indictment alleged James collected thousands of dollars in rent and would have saved $17,837 over the life of the mortgage versus a loan at a higher rate.
    Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • After almost getting run over by two cars in heavy rain, a tiny black kitten was saved by a kind stranger who stopped to help him and ended up taking him home.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But it had nonetheless been conserved and cared for, which allowed new meanings to slowly emerge.
    Mollie Barnes, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Spared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spared. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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