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stints

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

Example Sentences

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Stints with the Lyric Opera and Chicago Symphony during his 20s ultimately led to stage roles.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

Stints in "Smallville," and that rite of passage for many New York actors: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" followed, as did an appearance on the first season of "Veronica Mars."

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022

Stints with teams in Spain, Portugal and France followed before he was signed by FC Nantes in 2015.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

Stints in Pittsburgh, Oakland and New England also ended badly.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022

Stints and sandpipers whirl hither and thither, and graceful black-and-white avocets, with their singular, upturned, slender bills, and long, red-legged stilt-plovers, haunt the shallows.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.