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be parsimonious
verb as in stint
Example Sentences
Instructors and research advisors should have high expectations of all students, but they should not be parsimonious in providing micro-affirmations to students whenever an opportunity arises and praise them for their effort instead of brilliance or intelligence.
“Sometimes during a pickup it was advisable to be parsimonious as a diplomat with statements of how much one believed or disbelieved,” Crain writes.
Less sunlight reaches the poles, which means the lander and rover must be parsimonious with power.
Micron therefore has no need to be parsimonious and it has some catching up to do anyway.
Less sunlight reaches the poles, which means the lander and rover must be parsimonious with power.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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