as in extravagant
given to spending money freely or foolishly
my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek
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Recent Examples of wasteful
Some members take issue with the ACP's rather expansive eligibility, which may lead to wasteful spending.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
McCarthy’s replacement, William Proxmire, was an early advocate for campaign finance reform and reigning in wasteful government spending.
—Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
A couple of wedges of cheese, some crackers, and a handful of grapes in a ton of wasteful packaging for $18?
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
McCarthy’s replacement, William Proxmire, was an early advocate for campaign finance reform and reigning in wasteful government spending.
—Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
A couple of wedges of cheese, some crackers, and a handful of grapes in a ton of wasteful packaging for $18?
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wasteful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteful
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Combs' former birthday parties included red carpet entrances, extravagant cakes, and an A-list guest list including the Kardashian/Jenner family, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Pharrell, Usher, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, and Ivana Trump.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Known for her extravagant Halloween costumes over the years, Klum and her husband Tom arrived as female and male versions of E.T. from Steven Spielberg's 1982 film E.T.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Wall Street fears Trump may even ignite the next bout of inflation due to his profligate fiscal proposals.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Gold has emerged as an attractive hedge against rising inflation, profligate fiscal policies, and geopolitical instability.Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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At a competitive price and 27% discount, this SSD also comes with a generous five-year warranty, providing peace of mind.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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To mark National Black Cat Day watch the video above to see the surprise return of a prodigal black cat.Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The same year that Joker used the Waynes as representatives of the evil one percent, Robert Pattinson was cast as a younger goth version of Gotham’s nocturnal prodigal son in Matt Reeves’s The Batman, of which The Penguin is a spinoff.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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Tyrone Rogers, 17, pleaded guilty Monday to armed robbery, attempted armed robbery as a party to a crime, first-degree reckless endangering safety and driving or operating a vehicle without an owner's consent.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Once she is medically cleared she will be booked at Santa Rita Jail on assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer, reckless evading of a peace officer, failure to obey a court order and resisting arrest with an enhancement of committing a felony while out on her own recognizance.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The female driver, whose name has not been released, was charged with careless driving causing injury, according to WPBF and WFOR-TV.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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If companies are careless, AI will replicate the same biases as human decision-making.Dr. Vic Baker, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Studies by both the liberal Brennan Center for Justice and the libertarian Cato Institute have found there is almost no evidence of noncitizen voting.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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However, the newer study did not confirm any consistent association between liberal ideology and the anterior cingulate cortex size.Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteful. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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