stinted

verb

Definition of stintednext
past tense of stint
1
as in withheld

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2
as in skimped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinted
  1. withheld
  2. retained
  3. exhausted
  4. denied
  5. depleted
  6. kept
Verb
  • For every $3 in earnings above the limit, $1 in benefits is withheld.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For every $2 in earnings above the limit, $1 in benefits is withheld.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of withheld
Verb
  • Leicester have retained their former men’s training ground, Belvoir Drive, just outside the city centre, which is situated in a housing estate, and there is so far no information on the Land Registry of a sale.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Producers hold onto their rights and their IP and the value from our spend is retained in the UK, not across the Atlantic.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of retained
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  • Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • So, if this takes years to reach a jury resolution and all the appeals are exhausted, those years could see Diddy behind bars already for life if the 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder is found guilty in his criminal trial later this year.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Both Madigan and McClain have denied wrongdoing.
    Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That came later, when amateur lip readers began speculating that Selena Gomez was denied a selfie with her former costar, Chalamet, by Jenner.
    Glamour, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of denied
Verb
  • Social Security trust fund depletion dates get closer In 2024, the Social Security trustees projected the trust fund the program relies on to help pay retirement benefits may be depleted in 2033.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The move was a big one for the Red Sox pitching staff, but left Boston's catching pipeline depleted.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • The Playoff tripled in size this year, but the committee kept its evaluation process mostly the same.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Macdonald kept possessions like that in mind when judging Smith’s performance.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of kept
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