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spares

  • plural
    of spare.
    spare
    verb (used with object)
    to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy.
  • present tense form
    of spare (3rd person singular).
    spare
    verb (used with object)
    to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy.

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That is the same form of leniency that prosecutors granted to Alibaba and EagleBank, which requires them to admit wrongdoing but spares them from being charged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Incredibolt, trained by Riley Mott, at least spares the Preakness from not having a single graded-stakes winner in a two-turn race.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

"It spares no-one, dead or alive," said Ajith Sunghay, local head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

“If god spares Beth, I’ll try to love and serve Him all my life,” answered Jo, with equal fervor.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott