Contracted
Contracted adjective - Reduced in size or pulled together.
Spare and contracted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead an adjective "Contracted".
Spare
Spare adjective - Being over what is needed.
Contracted and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contracted" instead an adjective "Spare".
Both words in one sentence
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Strontium Dog: When Johnny is contracted to bring his abusive Nazi-esque father Nelson Kreelman to justice, he decides not to collect on the bounty and instead traps him in a temporal loop where he's forever reliving his final moments, pathetically begging Johnny to spare his life.
Source: "Groundhog Day" Loop
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