SPARED Definition & Meaning

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spared

[ spaird ]

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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.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of spared¹

First recorded in 1575–85; spare ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; spare ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

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The administration spared those materials, along with copper, from its latest tariffs.

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The California Supreme Court overturned the death penalty conviction of one of L.A.’s most notorious gang killers Thursday, saying a juror who likely would have spared Timothy McGhee from execution was wrongly dismissed.

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The historic buildings and land that the January fires spared and destroyed.

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There is just one clock that is spared his dutiful hands - the electronic weather station that takes pride of place on the centre of his living room wall.

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Shares in Tesla, which is known for its US factories and whose boss Elon Musk is one of Trump's biggest donors and closest advisers, were notably spared from the hit, ending the day flat.

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