stinted

verb

past tense of stint
1
as in withheld

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2
as in skimped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinted
  1. withheld
  2. skimped
  3. retained
  4. exhausted
  5. denied
  6. depleted
  7. kept
Verb
  • Northrop Grumman withheld specific operational details regarding the flight date, duration, altitude, and airspeed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was cut short in July 2024, when the judge dismissed the charge after learning that Morrissey had withheld evidence from the defense.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of withheld
Verb
  • Delivered in 2003, Octopus hardly skimped on luxury, with a spa, 15-seat cinema, and glass-bottom pool.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Moreno spent on stars, skimped everywhere else, and squandered the primes of two of baseball's greatest players as the franchise languished.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of skimped
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  • Investment banks JPMorgan Chase and Raine Group were retained to assist with the process.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Ultimately, though, Cramer retained the Club's shares because of his trust in the veteran leadership team of CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of retained
Verb
  • In fact, even before the show actually starts, Bob can be exhausted, having been awake since some ridiculous hour.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Clancy’s defense files an emergency appeal to further question the holdout juror, but the appeal is denied.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • After playing in a limited role in Miami’s season opener at Stanford, Dunnigan started at safety opposite Zechariah Poyser each of the Hurricanes’ next three games as injuries have depleted the team’s secondary.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And as this line starts moving across the page, this black band starts getting thinner and thinner as Napoleon’s army is getting depleted.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • One of these is effectively kept hidden from scene to scene, especially once a sick old man falls into Soulan’s care.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The decision Misty makes as the film enters its third act is partly precipitated by her bipolar kind-of brother, her lone touchstone to a troubled childhood that’s kept frustratingly vague.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Stinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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