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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Which world regions should be spared at the expense of others?

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
Fernández, whose glaring first-half miss was spared only by an offside flag, headed the winner from Lautaro Martínez's cross.

— Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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The project was set for Brownie Wise Park in Kissimmee, a serene 25-acre area purchased and conserved by the county for over a decade and popular for its walking trails.

— Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
This ancient developmental program, deeply conserved, can also be radically repurposed, as seen in the star-nosed mole's sensory tentacles.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

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The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, anaylsts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Rather than adapting the group’s concept for the Korean market, the team preserved its distinctly Japanese aesthetic by making only minor adjustments.

— Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026

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