stinted (on)

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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  • Some sets were constructed in Toronto, disassembled and shipped out and have now been preserved for a potential second season.
    Amber Dowling, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Yet Flores would like to see our historic places — which are in fact the city’s Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) — not preserved.
    Bruce D Coons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Stinted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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