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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Families are being spared unimaginable loss.—
Maria Hernandez,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026 -
In British Columbia, developers are largely spared the costly litigation endemic in America, and buyers can more easily secure federal financial backing.—
M. Nolan Gray,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of acres, including many former rice plantations, have been conserved in the area between Beaufort and Charleston, and marshes there stretch out like coastal prairies.—
Thad Moore,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The state has conserved 70 acres of coastal land in Portsmouth thanks to settlement funds from an oil spill that marred area waters more than 20 years ago.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
5 Mar. 2026
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School programs would be funded through money doled out by the Illinois State Board of Education.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The decision omitted any details about the refunds, leaving it up to lower courts, such as the Court of International Trade, to outline the process of how they would be doled out.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Plus, there are five historic tea houses preserved in a large Japanese garden.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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That these subjects are placed before a camera is certainly important, but that’s only the first step to ensuring their stories are told, and preserved, with the requisite care.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Stinted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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