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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
The mine would expend significant energy between operations, water treatment and the materials that will need to be shipped to the site.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
According to the council agenda on Aug. 27, the funds, which are required by HUD to be expended in a timely manner, were not being used.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Frankly, the coach doesn’t always believe his team is interested in expending its energy in the defensive zone.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Conclusion Stop expending energy on time management.
—John Kormanik, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2025
According to the council agenda on Aug. 27, the funds, which are required by HUD to be expended in a timely manner, were not being used.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025
Frankly, the coach doesn’t always believe his team is interested in expending its energy in the defensive zone.
—Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Conclusion Stop expending energy on time management.
—John Kormanik, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expend
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From feeling the sunshine on your skin to swimming in crystal-clear waters, spending time at the beach can have a healing impact on your wellbeing.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sleeping the necessary seven to nine hours is like making a deposit, and any deprivation (that is, being awake more than 17 hours in a row) is like spending.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
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By cutting out sugar and consuming the right amount of carbohydrates and protein before and after training, the defender put on 10kg without losing any speed.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Nile crocodiles typically drag their prey into the water and consume them, Gustave has been repeatedly observed killing humans and leaving their bodies behind.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Current customers would be precluded from paying for the additional power generated for new heavy users.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Shein said its suppliers paid their workers twice as much as local minimum wages.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The swamp is not being drained; it’s being filled with more water than the Panama Canal.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Reed drained a hole-in-one at the 'Watering Hole,' which sent fans into a frenzy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Baltimore region has recently faced a volley of winter weather, exhausting some school systems of their snow days and leaving slippery roads behind.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
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Almost no area could absorb that much rain without flooding, but recent storms have already soaked soils in this region and make the threat that much more serious.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Although many at first wondered whether his threats of tariffs were a bluff and his suggestion that the U.S. absorb Canada was a joke, there is a growing sense that he must be taken seriously.—
Kate Linthicum and Denis Calnan Los Angeles Times (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expend. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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