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sparing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | economical, frugal, scotch, stinting |
a sparing father and a spending son.
sparing in their use of heat and light.
Examples of sparing
sparing
Smith's lawyers say the ruling means more than sparing Smith a lethal injection.
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Higher courts eventually overturned the sentence, sparing the Boyds their limbs.
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I love the fact that the Economist is sparing some bytes of ink on hang gliding.
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That includes lying to coaches and trainers, or at least sparing them the facts.
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At Indianapolis, there was Dungy's decision to make only sparing use of Manning.
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Not that the popular former King was ever sparing with his insights and opinions.
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Desjardins and Fernald arranged 20-minute long sparing sessions for their fish.
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New skin-sparing surgery techniques are being used, for better cosmetic outcomes.
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Horse-loving Margo Sutter bought him, sparing him and two of the other animals.
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- Economical: avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used ...
- (sparingly) meagerly: to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources"
- (spare) refrain from harming
- (spare) thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"
- Spare part: an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- (spare) excess: more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ...
- (spare) fifth wheel: an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- (Spare (bowling)) A spare (sometimes also referred to as a half strike) is a term used in bowling to indicate that all of the pins have been knocked down after the second ball of a frame. The symbol for a spare is a slash mark (/).
- (The Spares) The Spares is an alt-country, Americana duo from Chicago, Illinois. Jodee Lewis, a chemical engineer from Missouri and Steve Hendershot, a journalist from Michigan, formed The Spares in 2004. They released their first album, "Hand Me Down" in 2005. ...
