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spared
[ spaird ]
adjective
- left intact; not damaged, punished, destroyed, killed, etc.:
After a seven-month siege they captured the city, and the spared captives were taken into exile.
After a brain injury in early childhood, language function is typically transferred to the spared hemisphere.
- dispensed with or done without:
I finally obtained a little ready money by converting some easily spared articles of jewelry into cash.
- used frugally or not used; withheld; not spent:
At no spared effort or expense, the enhanced design protocol has been applied to all the products in our new lineup.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of spare.
Other Words From
- un·spared adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of spared1
Example Sentences
Later, a mob at the station spared the cricketer because of the kada - it probably led them to believe he shared their faith.
England's record under him means Tuchel has been spared that prospect of navigating a Nations League play-off while, significantly, Carsley has strengthened the youthful foundations for his successor to build on.
With Paul reported to make £30m and Tyson half that, no expense was spared for a fight generating such ludicrous amount of money.
"Healthy cells, on the other hand, with their much lower division activity, would be spared. This is an approach that we are currently investigating."
Some may be under the mistaken impression that if they curry favor now, maybe they will be spared retribution under a Trump presidency.
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