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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer
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Recent Examples of squander
Still, much uncertainty loomed, with the manager remaining wary of overtaxing his bullpen for a potential Game 7 — while also not wanting to squander a chance to end the series in six.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The Tennessee Titans squandered an early lead and lost again on Sunday, falling to 1-4.
—Axios Nashville, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the paper that day, there was a preview of the upcoming debate between Kerry and George W. Bush and a brief check-in with Howard Dean, who, a few months before, had screeched at the end of a speech in Iowa and squandered his early polling lead in the primaries.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Leaving Afghanistan, for instance, offered no prospective benefits for the United States or its Afghan partners, but the withdrawal did keep the United States from squandering even more lives and money.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The Tennessee Titans squandered an early lead and lost again on Sunday, falling to 1-4.
—Axios Nashville, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere in the paper that day, there was a preview of the upcoming debate between Kerry and George W. Bush and a brief check-in with Howard Dean, who, a few months before, had screeched at the end of a speech in Iowa and squandered his early polling lead in the primaries.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2024
Leaving Afghanistan, for instance, offered no prospective benefits for the United States or its Afghan partners, but the withdrawal did keep the United States from squandering even more lives and money.
—Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squander
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Taiwan already spends billions of dollars on U.S. military equipment.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bratcher hopes to be involved with planning and zoning, road issues and spending time on constituent services.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: As the Latino population has grown and dispersed around all pockets of the country, it's become less reliably Democratic and less easy to predict.Astrid Galván, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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By 2016, Arkansas had the second-highest opioid prescription rate in the nation, with 114.6 opioids being dispersed for every 100 Arkansans.Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Philadelphia has beaten up on weak competition, defeating the Browns, Giants, Bengals, Jaguars and Cowboys — all five teams have losing records and a combined record of 13-35.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The pay television side lost 43,000 subscribers in the third quarter, while Sling TV gained 145,000.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Good post for a mid- to late-November afternoon: 70 to 100 yards back in timber and along the thickest, nastiest ditch that leads out to crops. 59) Don’t waste precious rut-hunting time.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Yet, at least once, maybe twice a month, they get totally wasted and the wife calls me and rambles on incoherently.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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