as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
a stinting boss who doesn't give paid sick leave no matter how long you've worked for him
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as in withholding
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as in skimping
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Adjective
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Be careful when riding back downtown on a bike, as the hill notoriously increases cycling speed.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026 -
The Main Match Concealer is available in 22 shades, with careful consideration for South Asian undertones (which are often breezed by).—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The complaint says the conference ended up withholding over $14 million in revenue distributions and the school had reimburse the conference for legal costs.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 June 2026
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These smugglers charge thousands of euros a person and often force their passengers into prostitution or other forms of black market labor by withholding their documents to pay off the debt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Carnival has a budget-friendly reputation, often listing lower fares than its competitors, without skimping on variety.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Turtle-friendly bulbs could provide a solution without skimping on illumination.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Both can be selfish, and both can be hard to see clearly on your own.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Maeve could be selfish and self-deluding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The leader sets direction, delegates while retaining accountability, builds teams and achieves results through people.—
Dr. Adil Dalal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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According to Higgins, many over-the-counter products can cause or worsen high blood pressure by constricting your blood vessels or retaining water in your body.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Koenig’s former Yankees teammates were contemptuous of that miserly decision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The film is set in Mumbai and built around a miserly protagonist whose circumstances spiral into escalating absurdity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ebola is transmitted from certain animal species like bats and primates, and while the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda is concerning, health officials there are exit-screening people leaving those countries in hopes of keeping the virus contained.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 June 2026
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But librarians and educators stress that what’s more important than matters of taste is keeping kids conditioned to reading at a crucial developmental moment.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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In other cases, the redactions were more sparing.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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But the smile is now more sparing, at least on camera.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Stinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinting. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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