STINTED (ON) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

stinted (on)

verb

past tense of stint (on)

as in skimped (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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So the iPhones and wearables that were just slapped with a price rise in Japan are the same ones spared three weeks ago, just for a completely different reason.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Pickaxe Mountain, under construction, has been spared in past attacks.

— Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of spared

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As part of the five-year restoration project, the Kylin Clock in the Yellow Drawing Room was dismantled and conserved for the first time in decades.

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
That group conserved more than 50,000 acres across South Carolina since 2012, with almost all of it publicly accessible.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

Definition of conserved

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The proposal asks for the money to be doled out over a five-year period, which includes $250 million payments in 2029 and 2030 and smaller increments in the other three years.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
In dozens of declarations collected as part of the court record, detainees recounted broccoli full of worms, diapers doled out one at a time, and staff tearing up children’s drawings.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of doled out

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The final artifact gets preserved, but the logic behind it does not.

— Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Lepore’s recent writing on the Constitution has reframed public discussions surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary by reminding readers that the framers expected the Constitution to be amended rather than preserved in amber.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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