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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Bird’s no vote and absence may have spared her attack ads from Evans.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The winds spared the shopping district located at Howard and Lexington streets.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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The eastern shoreline of Tuckertown Reservoir, totaling 2,420 acres and 31 miles of shoreline, was purchased and conserved in 2021.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Jan. 2026
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It is now being conserved under the supervision of county archaeologist Kristoffer Dahle, Dybvik noted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Coogler has thanked the DGA for their healthcare support — a key issue right now especially with the approaching DGA negotiations that may well determine how the union’s healthcare is doled out.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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See the above Reddit thread for more detailed explanations of the game’s complex mythology, which is doled out haphazardly over the course of the film.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Nine others were detached but preserved.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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While some sassi have been preserved as museums, others are now inhabited by gelaterias, pottery shops, boutique hotels, and restaurants like Vitantonio Lombardo, where the Orient Express passengers convened for a long lunch.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Stinted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted%20%28on%29. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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