splurging 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of splurgingnext
as in uncontrolled

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splurging

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verb

present participle of splurge
as in consuming
informal to spend more money than usual on something for yourself You should let yourself splurge once in a while.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurging
  1. uncontrolled
  2. consuming
  3. reckless
  4. losing
  5. extravagant
  6. spending
  7. gluttonous
  8. intemperate
Adjective
  • In large and uncontrolled doses, this can lead to serious problems like breathing difficulty and paralysis.
    Sara Hoffman, PharmD, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Five patients with uncontrolled lupus went into complete remission after undergoing a repurposed cancer treatment called CAR-T-cell therapy, which largely wiped out their rogue immune cells.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of uncontrolled
Verb
  • Some places allow raw milk sales for pet food, without a way to know who or what is consuming it.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cow's milk allergies are common in young children but can occur in adults too, displaying symptoms that may within minutes of consuming milk or days afterwards.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of consuming
Adjective
  • Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.
    Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and several second degree counts for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of reckless
Verb
  • The Woods tandem finished in second place in the event, losing in a playoff to Bernhard and Jason Langer.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This is particularly true of the Ukrainians, who have been losing ground—as well as people and energy generation capacity—for two years and need urgent relief before their manpower situation becomes critical.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of losing
Adjective
  • Social media footage also has shown Syrians touring the Assads’ opulent estates, revealing extravagant decor and possessions out of reach for many who lived through the country’s civil war since 2011.
    Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Every year, the Kardashian-Jenners host an extravagant Christmas Eve bash equipped with over-the-top decorations and activities at one of their sprawling Southern California mansions.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of extravagant
Verb
  • With the smallest businesses — a key target market for Xero — typically spending nearly half their time on administrative tasks, this is clearly something to be taken seriously.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That $17 million tab includes spending on road, sewer and water improvements to make the site available for other development.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of spending
Adjective
  • In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • For his part, Handel—a generally agreeable though fiercely proud man, witty and gluttonous and gouty, and given to polylingual swearing—was probably indifferent to such political and sectarian matters.
    Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of gluttonous
Adjective
  • The shooting unfolded just as Biden was attempting to focus his campaign even more sharply on criticizing Trump, including for his intemperate rhetoric and divisive message, as an effort to move the conversation beyond his performance in the June 27 presidential debate.
    Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
  • Edsall has developed a knack for soliciting revealing quotes from his sources, lulling them into a sense of false security only to tease out their most intemperate inner thoughts.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Definition of intemperate
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