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as in preserved
to use or give out in stingy amounts
I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream
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as in saved
to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing
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Recent Examples of spared
He was injured and absent from the squad that lost the Championship play-off final here two years ago, but, on this occasion, he would not be spared that especially severe kind of anguish under the arch.
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Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The pitching department was largely spared and assistant hitting coach John Soteropulos was the only member of the hitting group retained.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Houk said that since 2020, the lab has sent the network between 40 and 50 pigs that have remained largely healthy after their studies, having no organ damage and thus spared euthanization.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
John Soteropulos, who while hired before Breslow was elevated under the new regime and recently promoted to assistant hitting coach, was the only member of the big league hitting staff spared.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
More than 70,000 people are eligible to vote for municipal government in Deir al-Balah, a central Gaza city that has been damaged by airstrikes but was spared an Israeli ground invasion.
—Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Last week’s fire in Georgia destroyed dozens of homes in a region historically spared from such devastation.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
His work as an accountant had spared him the sun marks and whittled skin that Mother carried.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Merrill also spared Michael King of a home run here during the second game of the season, but Stammen believed this one trumped it.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The pitching department was largely spared and assistant hitting coach John Soteropulos was the only member of the hitting group retained.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Houk said that since 2020, the lab has sent the network between 40 and 50 pigs that have remained largely healthy after their studies, having no organ damage and thus spared euthanization.
—Eric Adler
april 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
John Soteropulos, who while hired before Breslow was elevated under the new regime and recently promoted to assistant hitting coach, was the only member of the big league hitting staff spared.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
More than 70,000 people are eligible to vote for municipal government in Deir al-Balah, a central Gaza city that has been damaged by airstrikes but was spared an Israeli ground invasion.
—Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
Last week’s fire in Georgia destroyed dozens of homes in a region historically spared from such devastation.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
His work as an accountant had spared him the sun marks and whittled skin that Mother carried.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Merrill also spared Michael King of a home run here during the second game of the season, but Stammen believed this one trumped it.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spared
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More affordable housing is set to be preserved in Charlotte, thanks to a local fund that has almost doubled its spending ability fueled by private sector investments.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2026
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While many of the building’s original features—including the soaring stucco ceilings decorated with a sun motif - have been preserved, the look and feel are more 21st-century magpie than slavish historical reverence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Trump, in remarks to reporters after the dinner, said the suspect shot one Secret Service agent at close range and that the agent was saved by a bulletproof vest.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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These rules also apply to child influencers, whose income must be saved the same way.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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As part of conservation efforts in the 1980s and 90s, more than 800 otters were released in Missouri and waterways were conserved.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some myosin classes, such as I and II, are widely conserved across many organisms, whereas others are more specialized and restricted to particular lineages—for example, certain classes are found mainly in animals and others in plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Spared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spared. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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