as in to splurge
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Recent Examples of overspend
Those are the outliers because, generally speaking, Bucs general manager Jason Licht prefers to retain the team’s own free agents rather than overspend for mostly older and overpriced ones.
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Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, who wrote the memo, warned that the city is now overspending by about $300 million during the current fiscal year.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Some industry experts suggested that the launch of the less power-hungry rival could add to existing fears that US tech giants are overspending on AI infrastructure without sufficient return in that investment.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The day after the eclipse, Mercury retrograde kicks off in your finance zone, so beware of overspending or dropping cash on anything too impulsively.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, who wrote the memo, warned that the city is now overspending by about $300 million during the current fiscal year.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Some industry experts suggested that the launch of the less power-hungry rival could add to existing fears that US tech giants are overspending on AI infrastructure without sufficient return in that investment.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The day after the eclipse, Mercury retrograde kicks off in your finance zone, so beware of overspending or dropping cash on anything too impulsively.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspend
Verb
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Plus, don’t feel compelled to splurge on fresh raspberries if money is tight: Frozen works just fine, according to Nielsen.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2025
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This was regarded as a weak free-agent class, so not splurging this year is understandable.—
Matt Schneidman,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some 650,000 visitors are expected to spend some time in the area over a month-long period.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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The United States government spends $1.2 billion annually on maternity care, and American families pay more to give birth than any other nation.—
Carson Meyer,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the hospitality sector, large hotels consume significantly more energy due to extensive facilities like multiple restaurants, conference centers, and recreational areas, which drive higher energy usage and waste production.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Peppermint tea is one easy way to consume peppermint.—
Julie Marks Published,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Iran’s provision of drones and medium-range ballistic missiles in return for Russian intelligence and fighter aircraft allowed Russia to hammer Ukraine’s military and civilian infrastructure without depleting its stocks of other weapons and weakening its defenses against NATO.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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One such overflow happened during massive rains in early July 2023, a month into the study, and caused fish to swim to other areas where sewage had not depleted oxygen levels.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Europeans aren’t accustomed to being told so bluntly by U.S. officials that Europe is impoverishing itself with its dirigisme, but someone had to say it.—
The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2025
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His son visits Baghdad and Fallujah during summer vacations, puzzled by his family’s political reticence and by how his once prosperous cousins are impoverished by the sanctions regime of the 1990s.—
Lisa Anderson,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With tennis becoming longer and more physical, best-of-five matches wreck players’ bodies, leaving them exhausted by the end of the tournament.—
Gavriella Epstein-Lightman,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Do my team members feel energized or exhausted by our culture?—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Longhorns finished with a 19-16 record this season — including 6-12 in the Southeastern Conference — after squandering a 10-point second-half lead in an 86-80 setback to Miller’s Xavier squad in the First Four on Wednesday.—
Staff and wire reports,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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And, as has been commonplace during the skid, another sizable fourth-quarter lead was squandered, up eight early in the final period.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Baltimore's special purpose funds are easily abused or wasted and city needs to bring tighter control of this longstanding problem.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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These are the invisible pillars that keep millions of children from slipping into wasting, stunting, and life-threatening deficiencies.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Overspend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspend. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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