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as in paying
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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as in consuming
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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as in wasting
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spending
As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.
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Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.
—John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Republicans will only be constrained by how much deficit spending the party’s lawmakers and global financial markets can tolerate.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
While the bus system’s preferred option is a new area-wide transit tax, spending restraint would be a better solution.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Then there’s the risk of losing blood flow while spending hours strapped in a harness.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But a series of events in the last year have brought them closer to their goal after spending 34 years behind bars.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The agency takes the average inflation rate over that period from what's known as the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI-W, which tracks spending by working Americans.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
After spending the holidays struggling with someone’s dull knife set, get them a gift card to get their knives sharpened ($5 a knife).
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.
—John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Republicans will only be constrained by how much deficit spending the party’s lawmakers and global financial markets can tolerate.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
While the bus system’s preferred option is a new area-wide transit tax, spending restraint would be a better solution.
—Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Then there’s the risk of losing blood flow while spending hours strapped in a harness.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But a series of events in the last year have brought them closer to their goal after spending 34 years behind bars.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The agency takes the average inflation rate over that period from what's known as the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, or CPI-W, which tracks spending by working Americans.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending
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Topline The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $670 million—the fifth biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller amount after paying their taxes.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Krispy Kreme said the hack will probably hurt its bottom line because of a loss of revenue from the disruption to online ordering, paying for cybersecurity experts and the cost to restore its systems.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, Mangione will remain at State Correctional Institute Huntingdon giving prosecutors 30 days to obtain a governor’s warrant.Caitlyn Frolo, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, giving yourself more options is an antidote to hopelessness.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Both teams started 4-0 this season for the first time since 1945, and Army was 9-0 until losing to CFP entry Notre Dame.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Supermarkets have been losing ground in recent decades to competition, and Kroger and Albertsons wanted to merge to better fight off Walmart and Amazon.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company's innovative approach combines box-free drop-off locations with streamlined processing, allowing merchants to manage reverse logistics more effectively while reducing strain on store and warehouse staff.Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Miller's perseverance and expertise have been instrumental in overcoming these challenges, helping Cadence OTC play a crucial role in reducing unintended pregnancies and improving reproductive health outcomes.Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Patients can’t continue absorbing these unnecessary costs, and physicians like me are increasingly frustrated by how hospital consolidation undermines our ability to provide affordable, high-quality care.Lisa Abrams, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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This unique construction method allows for a material that retains the hardness and scratch-resistance of ceramic while gaining the shock-absorbing properties of fiberglass.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The wildfire ignited Monday and has expanded at an alarming rate, burning more than 3,000 acres with 0% containment and destroying at least seven structures.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a survey conducted by Sodexo’s International Sustainable Food Barometer, 72% of Americans describe the need for a more sustainable way of eating as urgent and most (66%) also had a positive perception of sustainable food.Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pennsylvania State Police released a new photo Tuesday morning of Mangione eating what appears to be a McDonald’s hash brown with his mask down and wearing a beanie and dark coat.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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