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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  • If Hal had shown a little more restraint in 2016, Rushville may have been spared.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed a motion earlier this month arguing that she should be spared a second trial on the grounds of double jeopardy.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Why would a trait this useful, conserved for 3 billion years, vanish in a few thousand generations?
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • In a country known for its bootstrap individualism, this was a monumental handout; officials ultimately doled out an area the size of Pakistan.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, as of June, the cryptocurrency industry had doled out $189 million to influence the 2026 midterms, which is outpacing its contributions in the previous election cycle, shows a study by Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • Many of the original details at the seven-bedroom estate have been preserved.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But wouldn’t any text transcripts generated by a smart home camera or smartwatch count as preserved and reviewable?
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Stinted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinted%20%28on%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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