stints

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period of responsibility n.
economize; hold back v.

NOUN

period of responsibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assignment duty job spell stretch tour

STRONG

bit chore consignment participation quota share shift task term time turn work

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment failure fun pastime stagnation whole

VERB

economize; hold back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

scrimp

STRONG

begrudge confine define grudge limit penny-pinch pinch restrain save scrape spare squirrel stash withhold

WEAK

be frugal be parsimonious be sparing be stingy cut corners go easy on make ends meet roll back save for rainy day skimp on sock away tighten belt

Antonyms

STRONG

free let go liberate release squander waste

WEAK

spend

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stints

Smith served more than 70 years behind bars - other than three short stints of freedom.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

When the time came to get an education, he skipped College Station for stints in New Haven and Cambridge.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Over the past decade, I’ve moved from college in South Carolina to stints in a few local newsrooms to finally landing in New York in 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

But until then, it hadn’t bothered him all season, minor-league rehab stints included.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Before that, his career with horses stretched back to boyhood, with stints as a deer hunter, sheep-ranch foreman, mountain-lion tracker.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand