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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
And because the times can vary wildly outlet to outlet; Variety is stingiest with its times, while Deadline is often quite generous.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
His offense was more efficient, his team’s defense more stingy, his team’s fans more noisy.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Second-quarter earnings blasted past forecasts, but the stock reactions were stingy, implying good news was largely priced in to equities.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound all-state returnee has manned the middle of one of the stingiest defenses in the state the past two years, logging 199 tackles and one state championship.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
His offense was more efficient, his team’s defense more stingy, his team’s fans more noisy.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Second-quarter earnings blasted past forecasts, but the stock reactions were stingy, implying good news was largely priced in to equities.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound all-state returnee has manned the middle of one of the stingiest defenses in the state the past two years, logging 199 tackles and one state championship.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stingy
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McKim, Mead & White quickly became the place for aspiring young architects, who avidly sought jobs there despite miserly salaries.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The miserly email account offerings are particularly limiting for larger ventures, and unusual for the category which typically offers unlimited email.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Model Drift and Fraud Patterns Require Human Feedback In fraud detection, patterns evolve quickly and data remains sparse.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The floors will be reclaimed plastic and concrete, and the equipment in the hospital will be sparse, as there are no monitors available, Hawash-Kuemmerle said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These co-workers are not heroes for coming in to work with their germs, but selfish and inconsiderate.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Having to carry the weight of someone else’s selfish needs makes everything harder.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The position of elementary education among the least susceptible to poverty might be surprising, but elementary school teachers are scarce and in demand.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The number of investigations is scarce not because of a lack of potential violations.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly, Mickey is offering him a chance to play the main stage, which sets Sam’s greedier instincts into overdrive.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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But his greedy schemes and her desire to keep her dog immortal led to the downfall of her once-thriving business and turned her into a woman on the run.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cutting carbs entirely can raise the risk of cholesterol, kidney stones, poor bone health, gut problems, and even cancer, added Stefanki.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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Before Wednesday’s game, people within the organization were optimistic about Helsley putting his tipping problem and overall poor pitching behind him, pointing to a clean inning Monday.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
31 May 2023
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Chelsea are famously parsimonious in the transfer market, after all.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Wimpy was a mild-mannered, soft-spoken, lazy, parsimonious, and utterly gluttonous hamburger-wolfing straight man to Popeye.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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“Stingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stingy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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