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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
Khartoum has largely been spared attacks by the RSF since it was recaptured by the Sudanese Armed Forces last year, but the capital has recently seen sporadic strikes.
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ABC News, 3 May 2026
Astros starter Mike Burrows didn’t pitch a clean inning until his sixth and final frame, but was spared damage nearly every time by a Red Sox offense that continues to struggle to convert baserunners into runs.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Lego has spared no expense in conveying the N-1's detail.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Drivers in other states haven't been spared, either.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 May 2026
No detail was spared with Louis Vuitton tableware decorating every dining experience from lunches to dinners.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Ewduin Perez says a last-minute decision to leave his trailer and shelter with Connie and Jesse Gonzales spared him from an EF2 tornado that tore through their neighborhood – a storm that also killed a nearby neighbor.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Parks maintenance workers — once considered for layoffs — were also spared, according to the city’s news release.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
America has mostly been spared from the tumult.
—Ben Casselman Qilai Shen Lisa Lerer William J. Burns, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 3 May 2026
Astros starter Mike Burrows didn’t pitch a clean inning until his sixth and final frame, but was spared damage nearly every time by a Red Sox offense that continues to struggle to convert baserunners into runs.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Lego has spared no expense in conveying the N-1's detail.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Drivers in other states haven't been spared, either.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 May 2026
No detail was spared with Louis Vuitton tableware decorating every dining experience from lunches to dinners.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Ewduin Perez says a last-minute decision to leave his trailer and shelter with Connie and Jesse Gonzales spared him from an EF2 tornado that tore through their neighborhood – a storm that also killed a nearby neighbor.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Parks maintenance workers — once considered for layoffs — were also spared, according to the city’s news release.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
America has mostly been spared from the tumult.
—Ben Casselman Qilai Shen Lisa Lerer William J. Burns, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spared
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Many of the foundations—which act as the legal holding sites of collections preserved after an artists’ death—have reached such heights as the values of the works have swelled.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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The Burgess Shale is one of a small handful of Cambrian deposits that reach the level of Lagerstätten, a German term used to describe incredibly diverse and exceptionally preserved fossil sites.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Trump, in remarks to reporters after the dinner, said the suspect shot one Secret Service agent at close range and that the agent was saved by a bulletproof vest.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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These rules also apply to child influencers, whose income must be saved the same way.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As part of conservation efforts in the 1980s and 90s, more than 800 otters were released in Missouri and waterways were conserved.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some myosin classes, such as I and II, are widely conserved across many organisms, whereas others are more specialized and restricted to particular lineages—for example, certain classes are found mainly in animals and others in plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Spared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spared. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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