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as in miserly
giving or sharing as little as possible
until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser
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as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
a stingy serving of mashed potatoes
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Recent Examples of stingy
Carolina’s managed this far without a ton of power-play success because its penalty kill is so stingy.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Some of Colorado's top scorers have struggled against the Golden Knights' stingy defense.
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ABC News,
23 May 2026
Fans of Pawlikowski’s style will feel coldly, cozily at home in how their emotionally stingy relationship plays out.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Although little consolation, the Quakes’ two goals were impressive considering the stingy Sounders have permitted just six goals in MLS play this season.
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Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Some of Colorado's top scorers have struggled against the Golden Knights' stingy defense.
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ABC News,
23 May 2026
Fans of Pawlikowski’s style will feel coldly, cozily at home in how their emotionally stingy relationship plays out.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Although little consolation, the Quakes’ two goals were impressive considering the stingy Sounders have permitted just six goals in MLS play this season.
—
Jon Becker,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for stingy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stingy
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Just be careful not to add water, since even tiny amounts can cause melted chocolate to turn into a grainy, clumpy mess.
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Ultimately, the widespread adoption of AI for mental health constitutes a global experiment with both potential benefits and serious downsides that require careful management.
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And the deals extend well beyond skin care, with discounts on hair and makeup products that address everything from early signs of thinning hair and sparse brows to dull complexions in need of a natural-looking flush.
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In the stage-show memoir the movie keeps cutting to, Asher, now in his early eighties, with sparse red hair and tortoise-shell glasses, describes all of this in his mild and menschy way.
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Koenig’s former Yankees teammates were contemptuous of that miserly decision.
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The film is set in Mumbai and built around a miserly protagonist whose circumstances spiral into escalating absurdity.
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Pools are scarce in the area, Haze noted, and the marketing leans into that rarity — especially when paired with immediate beach access.
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With memory supply scarce and pricey, consumer electronics companies have spent the past six months pulling various levers to manage the situation, from reconfiguring product SKUs in order to reduce the bill of materials to reluctantly hiking prices.
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Across 15 tracks, the rapper and producer get to work making their first proper body of work together as memorable as expected, delving into relationship mishaps, selfish tendencies, and the absurdist comedy that is real life.
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Politics, Lander said, didn’t have to be a selfish endeavor driven by ego.
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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The Sudanese conflict has conscripted the neighboring countries who are selfishly courting either faction for resources or political standing, as well as greedy, exploitative foreign powers who repeatedly leverage religious and cultural tensions in the region, into the fight for profit.
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Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.
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“Stingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stingy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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