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
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  • Unfreezing these assets is one of the main bargaining chips in talks with Western governments, with the ban on girls’ education a key sticking point – meaning the very money that once funded that schooling is now being withheld to try to restore it.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The victim, whose name is being withheld at the request of detectives, is the father of an 8-year-old boy and was preparing to celebrate his 50th birthday.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of withheld
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  • The Pfizer conversion used almost no organized labor, which did not make the unions happy; the only union workers on the site were the steamfitters, who immediately claimed that Berman skimped on steel.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • Exfoliating scrubs and detoxifying wraps deliver a full-body refresh, while a calming aloe vera wrap will save the day for those who skimped on SPF.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2026
Definition of skimped
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  • Elsewhere, Wrexham and Birmingham City, promoted together from League One in 2025, are looking to improve once again, while Millwall and Derby County have retained the core of the squads that finished third and eighth respectively in May.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And when the researchers moved the reward around within the familiar surroundings, the cell body adjusted quickly, while certain dendrites retained remnants of the earlier activity.
    — Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of retained
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  • Both Republicans and Democrats can be found at weekend car-wash fundraisers or local public library potlucks, and members of both parties say they are exhausted by politics or too busy with multiple jobs to volunteer.
    — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cinema has lately exhausted the emotional mileage of the Ukraine–EU border, but one wittily choreographed setpiece involving the couple’s border crossing finds in transition an ingenious point of convergence between gender and geography.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhausted
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  • Anderson denied any involvement in the shooting, and Keffe D said Tupac was actually his nephew’s favorite rapper.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Davis denied any involvement in an interview with CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS-TV.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • Yet despite all this effort, many high achievers report feeling mentally exhausted, creatively depleted and less productive than ever.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Months of fighting have left them severely depleted, likely for years, analysts say.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of depleted
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  • After playing science prodigy Mitch Taylor, Jarret kept acting.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The most stubborn holdout was a recycling plant inside the Fairview fire, where crews kept water aimed at the site in what officials called a two- to three-day job.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
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