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as in miserly
giving or sharing as little as possible
until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser
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as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
a stingy serving of mashed potatoes
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Recent Examples of stingy
Buy a whiskey, request your favorite song, and don’t be stingy with the tips.
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Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
What Maryland did have was one of the stingiest defenses in the country, a unit that ranked second in the country in fewest goals allowed per game at 7.8.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
The Lynx remain the class of the Western Conference with a 19-4 record, owning both the second-best offense (84.9 points per game) and the league's stingiest defense (allowing just 75.3 points per game).
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
However, the Switch 2 upgrade path has proven to be quite stingy.
—PC Magazine, 6 July 2025
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Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
What Maryland did have was one of the stingiest defenses in the country, a unit that ranked second in the country in fewest goals allowed per game at 7.8.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
The Lynx remain the class of the Western Conference with a 19-4 record, owning both the second-best offense (84.9 points per game) and the league's stingiest defense (allowing just 75.3 points per game).
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
However, the Switch 2 upgrade path has proven to be quite stingy.
—PC Magazine, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stingy
Adjective
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McKim, Mead & White quickly became the place for aspiring young architects, who avidly sought jobs there despite miserly salaries.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The miserly email account offerings are particularly limiting for larger ventures, and unusual for the category which typically offers unlimited email.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Gone is the sparse production of Petals or the quiet dissonance of Flowers.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Details on the show are sparse, as the program has not been officially announced.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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Dark warnings from the United States about the risks of dependence on China will ring hollow to countries that are all too aware of how willing the United States is to weaponize interdependence for its own selfish purposes.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The referee agreed with Warner’s claimed mitigation factors of remorse, an absence of dishonest or selfish motive, cooperating with the proceedings and dealing with personal or emotional problems.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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In that way, Gabbard yet again sacrificed scarce and even unique expertise to please the president.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
28 Aug. 2025
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Junk food is cheap, readily available, and aggressively marketed—while healthy food is scarce and expensive.—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some people are adamant that the immediate family of a bride or parent-to-be should never host the shower, suggesting that such a move seems self-serving or like a greedy call for gifts.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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These accusations were often contradictory — Jews were cast as both the masterminds of capitalism and the architects of communism — but always with the same underlying theme: Jews as manipulators, greedy and untrustworthy, enriching themselves at others’ expense.—
Avi Weiss,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The White House disputes the prediction, arguing the Congressional Budget Office is a poor predictor of outcomes.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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While poor earnings could send tech stocks down momentarily, the S&P 500 has yielded returns in most years since its inception.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
31 May 2023
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The parsimonious publics of the United States and other democracies, on the other hand, would prevent their governments from expending the necessary resources to resist Beijing’s efforts to undermine a boycott.—
Dawn Brancati,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2021
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Wimpy was a mild-mannered, soft-spoken, lazy, parsimonious, and utterly gluttonous hamburger-wolfing straight man to Popeye.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025
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“Stingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stingy. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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