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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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
Other manufacturers in Al-Nahud weren’t spared, either; more than $125 million worth of gum was estimated to have been taken.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Uganda, which borders the DRC, has so far been spared the worst of the outbreak.
—Sarah Robbins, NPR, 31 May 2026
The ice giant getting booted out of the solar system isn't the thing that spared Jupiter's and Uranus' moons from a similar fate.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed ordered the animal to be spared, and the person who had purchased it for sacrifice to be refunded.
—Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Abdul Goni/ / Anadolu via Getty Images Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed ordered that the buffalo be spared, according to Reuters.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 28 May 2026
The late rally spared Kochanowicz, who continues to struggle with one bad inning in most of his games.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Seeing their sincerity and faith, God spared Prophet Ismail and instructed Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice a ram instead.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
What would’ve happened if Butcher spared him?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Uganda, which borders the DRC, has so far been spared the worst of the outbreak.
—Sarah Robbins, NPR, 31 May 2026
The ice giant getting booted out of the solar system isn't the thing that spared Jupiter's and Uranus' moons from a similar fate.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Mohammad Ponir Hossain/REUTERS Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed ordered the animal to be spared, and the person who had purchased it for sacrifice to be refunded.
—Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Abdul Goni/ / Anadolu via Getty Images Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed ordered that the buffalo be spared, according to Reuters.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 28 May 2026
The late rally spared Kochanowicz, who continues to struggle with one bad inning in most of his games.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Seeing their sincerity and faith, God spared Prophet Ismail and instructed Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice a ram instead.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
What would’ve happened if Butcher spared him?
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spared
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At the time, detectives collected and preserved physical evidence but were unable to narrow down a suspect.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The core of the building will be preserved, and the outside is getting a makeover.—
Chase Jordan
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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According to MoneyPuck, Lyon and Luukkonen were 14th and 15th in goals saved above expected among 24 qualifying goalies in the playoffs.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Bednar’s resume saved him when the Avs fizzled for three consecutive years after winning the Stanley Cup.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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The genetic machinery for responding to photoperiod is deeply conserved; there is no evolutionary precedent for light at the wrong time of night, and therefore no adaptive buffer against it.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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These nuclei are extremely well conserved across different species through evolution, all the way from lampreys to humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Spared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spared. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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