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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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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
Wilbur is obviously the main focus, as everyone is working to make sure his life is spared.
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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
Germany was largely spared from the first China Shock.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Also in the Prem, Chris Richards was arguably culpable on Liverpool’s late equalizer, but was then spared by Eddie Nketiah’s dramatic 97th-minute winner.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Its quick forward speed spared Florida prolonged winds and rain but plagued those who felt hurricane-force wind gusts hundreds of miles inland.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Even Alejandro’s previous album wasn’t spared a similar linkage, despite being released two whole months before Benito’s magnum opus.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
His attorneys argued he should be spared, citing unreliable bite mark evidence and questions about his intellectual disability.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The repression has not spared minors.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
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
Germany was largely spared from the first China Shock.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Also in the Prem, Chris Richards was arguably culpable on Liverpool’s late equalizer, but was then spared by Eddie Nketiah’s dramatic 97th-minute winner.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Its quick forward speed spared Florida prolonged winds and rain but plagued those who felt hurricane-force wind gusts hundreds of miles inland.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Even Alejandro’s previous album wasn’t spared a similar linkage, despite being released two whole months before Benito’s magnum opus.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
His attorneys argued he should be spared, citing unreliable bite mark evidence and questions about his intellectual disability.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The repression has not spared minors.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spared
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Compared to green tea, white tea undergoes minimal processing, so higher levels of catechins and polyphenols are preserved.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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Today, it is carefully preserved in the Chapel of the Holy Chalice inside València’s Cathedral, where pilgrims, scholars, and curious travelers from all over the world come to admire it.—
Visit València,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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Homegrown berries have saved the family ~$40 per month, Leonard says.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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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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“Spared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spared. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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