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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
To be sure, corrupt governments sometimes do squander U.S. foreign aid.
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Joannie Tremblay-Boire, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
The previous Saturday, KU squandered six-point leads both down the stretch in regulation and during the first overtime of what became a 92-86 double-OT loss to the Houston at Allen Fieldhouse.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Back in February 2023, the Terps squandered their No. 21 position in the poll by suffering back-to-back losses at unranked Ohio State and Penn State.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
But Harbaugh is getting another year of MVP-caliber play from Jackson and can’t afford to squander that with a loss to a sliding Steelers squad.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Joannie Tremblay-Boire, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
The previous Saturday, KU squandered six-point leads both down the stretch in regulation and during the first overtime of what became a 92-86 double-OT loss to the Houston at Allen Fieldhouse.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
Back in February 2023, the Terps squandered their No. 21 position in the poll by suffering back-to-back losses at unranked Ohio State and Penn State.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
But Harbaugh is getting another year of MVP-caliber play from Jackson and can’t afford to squander that with a loss to a sliding Steelers squad.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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From feeling the sunshine on your skin to swimming in crystal-clear waters, spending time at the beach can have a healing impact on your wellbeing.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Sleeping the necessary seven to nine hours is like making a deposit, and any deprivation (that is, being awake more than 17 hours in a row) is like spending.—
Ashley Abramson,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
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The exhaust fan above the stove won’t be enough to disperse the emissions, either.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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Most of India’s existing plants are geographically dispersed and only have two or four reactors that have sub-gigawatt production capacity each.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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McCauley’s peers across the crypto industry have shared similar sagas about being locked out of the U.S. financial system, losing access to payroll, checking accounts and payment processing.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Michelin Guide’s lauding of lackluster restaurants has become so prevalent that experienced diners—bewildered to see stellar performers lose stars or get excluded altogether—have begun to turn elsewhere for solid suggestions.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
15 Feb. 2025
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Every little facet of their lives becomes a perplexing anthropological study, an affirmation to older people that youth is wasted on the young.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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So why are people wasting their time on another recall effort?—
The Editorial Board,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Squander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squander. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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