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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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as in to consume
to make complete use of
settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter
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Recent Examples of expend
At present, the United States would expend all its munitions within a week of sustained fighting and would struggle to rebuild surface vessels after they were sunk, with a national shipbuilding capacity less than that of one of China’s larger shipyards.
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Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
During the summer, people are often expending a lot of water for their lawns and gardens, but those plants will soon go into dormant mode, Milman said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Society as a whole ends up worse off, with fewer goods and services to meet human needs produced from the same level of resources expended.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
Some supporters of Ukraine say that even a few strikes deeper inside Russia would force its military to change deployments and expend more of its resources.
— Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, and Ellen Knickmeyer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
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Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
During the summer, people are often expending a lot of water for their lawns and gardens, but those plants will soon go into dormant mode, Milman said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Society as a whole ends up worse off, with fewer goods and services to meet human needs produced from the same level of resources expended.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
Some supporters of Ukraine say that even a few strikes deeper inside Russia would force its military to change deployments and expend more of its resources.
— Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, and Ellen Knickmeyer, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has been ordered to spend up to four hours answering questions under oath as part of his lawsuit against ABC and host George Stephanopoulos.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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In this novel, Greg Heffley and his family decide to spend summer break with both Mom’s and Dad’s relatives.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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How to Manage: To manage a lack of sleep from alcohol, either eliminate it from your diet or consume moderately during the day, making sure to stop imbibing well before your bedtime.Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
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Surprising Fact On a body weight basis, children 2 to 5 years old consume about twice as much of the red dye through food as the general population, according to the FDA.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their visit to Capitol Hill also came with a warning to lawmakers – join Trump in making cuts or pay the price.Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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And customers generally aren't willing to pay the additional cost.Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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Gabriel stood awkwardly between the door and the back of a sofa, facing Thornton, and his calm drained away.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Keep in mind that this gearing will drain the battery more than when driven at slower city speeds.New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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In the 1790s, after about a decade of loyal service, many members of the corps were physically exhausted by the demands of their duties.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The company’s demand for talent likely exceeded these annual totals, but Congress has set a yearly limit on H-1B petitions that employers have exhausted for the past two decades.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cruise, which previously operated as a subsidiary, will now be fully absorbed by GM.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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That includes absorbing the likely loss of Russia’s two military bases in Syria, and accepting what analysts call the crushing defeat of Kremlin ally Iran.Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expend. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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