1
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
Once up 2-0 in the series, how did a team squander away that series lead with a performance that leaves major questions about this Leafs core’s future?
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Celtics have squandered two 20-point leads and another lead of 14 points and trail their second-round playoff series 3-1 to the New York Knicks.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Boston built big second-half leads on New York in both Games 1 and 2 at home, but squandered them due to uncharacteristically poor 3-point shooting.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Sheffield United go into Monday’s second leg against Bristol City with a 3-0 lead, but that sort of advantage has been squandered before, so do tune in.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The Celtics have squandered two 20-point leads and another lead of 14 points and trail their second-round playoff series 3-1 to the New York Knicks.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Boston built big second-half leads on New York in both Games 1 and 2 at home, but squandered them due to uncharacteristically poor 3-point shooting.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Sheffield United go into Monday’s second leg against Bristol City with a 3-0 lead, but that sort of advantage has been squandered before, so do tune in.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squander
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Officials spent countless hours consulting with community members, in part, because one of the city’s busiest bus routes runs through the square.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Disney spent $100 million to produce and another $100 million on marketing efforts for the kid friendly adventure about a chaotic alien who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adapted by a young girl and her older sister.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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Neighboring municipalities were notified and provided immediate mutual aid to the Edison Police Department to disperse the crowd.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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But after the sun went down and the spectators dispersed, the winds changed, violently scattering the balloons around Normandy and across the English Channel into England.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 May 2025
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The University of San Diego and San Diego State both lost Thursday to drop into the losers’ brackets of their respective double-elimination conference baseball tournaments.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Lu Chuan is also developing a road movie script about a couple traveling to the woman’s hometown for a wedding ceremony, but the woman has lost her memory.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Yet, Novo Nordisk Foundation did not waste this crisis.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Their efforts filled about a dozen crates, transforming what might otherwise have gone to waste into nutritious food for neighbors in need.—
Vidula Aiyer,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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