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
  • The victim also reported that food had been withheld from her for five days prior to contact with Sheriff’s Deputies.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Boeing has admitted responsibility for the fatal crashes, and that its employees withheld information about the design flaw from the FAA during certification.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of withheld
Verb
  • The lawyer also refrained from commenting on whether he was privately retained or appointed by the court.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The front office staff of each club will be retained.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of retained
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  • In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • Shackled at the hands and feet and wearing an orange jumpsuit with DOC emblazoned on the back, Mangione was escorted by officers out of court after being denied bail.
    John Miller, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit alleges Combs and Carter served her a drugged drink at a Video Music Awards afterparty, repeatedly raping her while an unnamed female celebrity watched—which Carter has strongly denied.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of denied
Verb
  • Your employees are the foundation, not a resource to be depleted.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The woman’s life savings were nearly depleted, leading to her declaring bankruptcy and her home being repossessed.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of depleted
Verb
  • Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The town is just a short drive inland from Venice, in the countryside where many of the city’s wealthy families kept their summer homes and villas.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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