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as in spent
to use up carelessly
squandered all her money gambling in casinos
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as in dispersed
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 squandered
With sizzling 3-point shooting early, and enough from beyond the arc later, the Heat were able to somewhat rebound from Saturday night’s devastating loss in Orlando, when a 22-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter was squandered.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
After Jackson’s fourth-quarter interception deep in Pittsburgh territory squandered a scoring opportunity, Humphrey picked off Wilson and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Time after time, Utah’s shooters squandered their looks in the first half of the game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
These are especially dangerous places for gambling addicts, some of whom have squandered their life’s savings.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The Hawks also squandered leads to the Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
The Miami Heat squandered the opportunity Sunday night with a 119-116 loss at Scotiabank Arena to the lowly Toronto Raptors, a loss that dropped them to 9-9.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
The last of those defeats came on Saturday at Las Palmas, meaning the Catalans have squandered a six-point lead which could be reduced to one if bitter rival Real Madrid keeps winning and also gets the better of Valencia in a game in hand.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
ReFED estimates that nearly a quarter of our country’s freshwater use is squandered growing food that spoils before ever reaching our mouths.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
After Jackson’s fourth-quarter interception deep in Pittsburgh territory squandered a scoring opportunity, Humphrey picked off Wilson and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Time after time, Utah’s shooters squandered their looks in the first half of the game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
These are especially dangerous places for gambling addicts, some of whom have squandered their life’s savings.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
The Hawks also squandered leads to the Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers, Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
The Miami Heat squandered the opportunity Sunday night with a 119-116 loss at Scotiabank Arena to the lowly Toronto Raptors, a loss that dropped them to 9-9.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
The last of those defeats came on Saturday at Las Palmas, meaning the Catalans have squandered a six-point lead which could be reduced to one if bitter rival Real Madrid keeps winning and also gets the better of Valencia in a game in hand.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
ReFED estimates that nearly a quarter of our country’s freshwater use is squandered growing food that spoils before ever reaching our mouths.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squandered
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Rushdie was born in India, but spent much of his life in the UK and now resides in New York.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2024
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She’s spent over five years researching, reporting on, and writing about the beauty industry for publications like Martha Stewart Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Byrdie.—
Adam Mansuroglu,
WWD,
27 Dec. 2024
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Expecting a spouse, children, or a community to handle this long-term is unrealistic, especially as families become more dispersed and community support diminishes.—
Patti Brennan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since remote teams are geographically dispersed, leading through effective communication and collaboration is crucial.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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There have been reports in the Indian media on disharmony within the India team throughout the series, unsurprising given the team straddles different generations, and surely fracturing further amid having lost six of their last eight Tests.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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In 2024, already missing Miles, Notre Dame lost forward Kylee Watson to an ACL tear during the ACC tournament.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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