squanders

verb

Definition of squandersnext
present tense third-person singular of squander
1
as in spends
to use up carelessly squandered all her money gambling in casinos

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2
as in disperses
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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  1. spends
  2. disperses
  3. loses
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  • Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In one scene that has become an Internet meme, an unemployed Ben spends three weeks making a three-second Claymation music video.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spends
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  • Outdoor meters are less of a risk for causing explosions because the methane disperses into the atmosphere.
    Jeff Brady, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The triangular applicator disperses the fine fibres, which firmly grips onto each brow hair, without any clumps attached.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of disperses
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  • If just one of those teams loses, and the Colts win Sunday, there is still hope.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Forced out of the presidential race, exposed as senile, his VP then loses, and the pardon of his son causes widespread bipartisan outrage.
    Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of loses
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squandering

squanders

square

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