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
  • Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but his case was abruptly dismissed in July over allegations that prosecutors withheld evidence.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • College students have been suspended or had their degrees withheld.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of withheld
Verb
  • Horowitz, retained to broker the deal, immediately thought of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, in Tulsa.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • If one or more of the judges is not retained, Indiana would use the judicial nomination commission to select a new lawyer, and the Indiana governor would make the appointment from a list of nominees by the commission.
    Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of retained
Verb
  • But Israeli patience for a diplomatic solution appears to be exhausted.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Insufficient sleep slows reaction times, drains energy, and makes daily tasks more challenging, leaving pregnant people exhausted and unable to function.
    Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • The move comes after a Benton County circuit judge denied a preliminary injunction last month in Highfill’s lawsuit attempting to stop the airport from deannexing from the city.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Some Zionists have denied the existence of a Palestinian people and the right to self-determination of Palestinians.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of denied
Verb
  • The repetitiveness depleted the music of any emotional value.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Their wing depth was depleted with no more Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, or Precious Achiuwa.
    Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Before that, the Biden administration had kept its distance from the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of its radically racist anti-Arab, anti-democratic members.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of kept
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