1
as in preserved
to use or give out in stingy amounts
I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream
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2
as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing
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Recent Examples of spared
But wagers of $50 or more on single events will be spared the fee.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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
There is no debate that the routine childhood vaccine schedules have spared generations of my family and your family from devastating and, at times, deadly diseases, including polio, measles, and other terrible diseases.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Only 3 of the 11 justices were spared the visa revocation.
—Carrie Kahn, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he’s largely spared in his trade war.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
That number was later reduced to 24 when two locations in New Jersey and Wisconsin were spared.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Annunciation Church attack breaks a boundary - namely, that children should be spared from society's typical ills.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Not even the foundations of the beautiful homes that once stood along the shoreline were spared.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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
There is no debate that the routine childhood vaccine schedules have spared generations of my family and your family from devastating and, at times, deadly diseases, including polio, measles, and other terrible diseases.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Only 3 of the 11 justices were spared the visa revocation.
—Carrie Kahn, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump has promised to impose hefty import taxes on pharmaceuticals, a category of products he’s largely spared in his trade war.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
That number was later reduced to 24 when two locations in New Jersey and Wisconsin were spared.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The Annunciation Church attack breaks a boundary - namely, that children should be spared from society's typical ills.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Not even the foundations of the beautiful homes that once stood along the shoreline were spared.
—Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spared
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The Eagles preserved a 24-20 lead.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Loftis, formerly of Duke, had several nice throws, but ended both last-ditch marches with interceptions, as UNC’s defense preserved its no-touchdown night.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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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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“Spared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spared. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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