stint (on)

as in to skimp (on)
to use or give out in stingy amounts the entrées would be worth these prices if the restaurant didn't stint on the side dishes so much

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  • Trump captured attention his first time around, in part, by talking about issues that other candidates scanted: the threat of China, chaos at the southern border.
    NR Editors, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
  • For each of the debaters, the session will provide an opportunity for attention that has scanted them during months dominated by news about Trump and his parade of indictments.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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  • But his immediate contrition was not enough to spare him a red card at the next break in play, or to disguise the fact that nerves are fraying everywhere — not least in the coach’s office.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells.
    Aimee Pugh Bernard, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Dividing her time between London and Los Angeles, Porras-Kim has historically examined the methods institutions use to classify, conserve, and interpret items in their collections, focusing on objects and forms of knowledge that have been separated from their original contexts.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Residents in affected areas were advised to share rides, walk, bike, take lunch to work, avoid drive-through lanes, and conserve energy to help prevent ozone pollution.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Stint (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stint%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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