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
  • In a 41-page order, Judge Nicholas Kantas found that police and prosecutors withheld evidence that would have been favorable to Muhammad at trial.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Her complaint adds that the museum withheld wages owed to her during administrative leave.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 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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  • The proposal commissioners will consider states that no demolition permit will be issued for portions of the primary structure required to be retained.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The company has also retained Howard Stern, despite rumors of his retirement.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of retained
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  • His crass, combative rhetoric, frequent public attacks and norm-breaking behavior have exhausted the American people.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The collateral damage could be to exhausted voters who simply wanted the direction of the country to change.
    — Christopher Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Little Flock residents rejected a proposal from the city to generate additional revenue last week while those living in northeastern Benton County approved a similar idea and denied another.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • The program's trustees project that the trust fund Social Security relies on to help pay retirement benefits, formally known as the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, may be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032.
    — Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Under current law, the cap will end when the state wildfire fund, as well as an additional $18-billion reserve created last year, are depleted, leaving shareholders exposed to greater costs of future fires.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • These laws have kept the deer population under control over the last decade.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The city’s redevelopment agency kept the land on which the park sat until 2019, when it was forced to sell after the state abolished redevelopment agencies, and the city was not in a financial position to outbid Cedar Fair for the land.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
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“Stinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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