as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy
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Recent Examples of budgeted
According to Welch, the Public Words Department has budgeted $12,000 for the rat control program in 2026.
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Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
During that period, the district budgeted an expansion of 6,000 jobs to support students and families — but 2,000 were never filled — which contributed to the multi-billion dollar reserve.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Bloys would not comment on any of the alleged GoT development projects but indicated that the success of the smaller-scale, modestly budgeted A Knight of the Seven Kingdom is informing their development strategy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Another $279,000 was budgeted for overtime for clinical staff.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 23 Jan. 2026
Plano has budgeted $4 million for a six-month contract with a transportation vendor, such as RideCo or Via, and plans to add microtransit services regardless of the outcome of the May election.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
The $25 million estimate includes demolition and construction, Benson said, and the association has budgeted an additional 10% for contingency costs.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Operating expenses are budgeted to cost $95 million in 2026.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Under Hochul’s proposal, the state has budgeted only for the first two years of the 2-Care launch, leaving a question mark over the remaining two years.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
During that period, the district budgeted an expansion of 6,000 jobs to support students and families — but 2,000 were never filled — which contributed to the multi-billion dollar reserve.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Bloys would not comment on any of the alleged GoT development projects but indicated that the success of the smaller-scale, modestly budgeted A Knight of the Seven Kingdom is informing their development strategy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Another $279,000 was budgeted for overtime for clinical staff.
—John Hult, States Newsroom, 23 Jan. 2026
Plano has budgeted $4 million for a six-month contract with a transportation vendor, such as RideCo or Via, and plans to add microtransit services regardless of the outcome of the May election.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
The $25 million estimate includes demolition and construction, Benson said, and the association has budgeted an additional 10% for contingency costs.
—Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Operating expenses are budgeted to cost $95 million in 2026.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Under Hochul’s proposal, the state has budgeted only for the first two years of the 2-Care launch, leaving a question mark over the remaining two years.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
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The ailing astronaut and the three others returned to Earth more than a month sooner than planned.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Crew-12 is a replacement crew for Crew-11, a team of four astronauts who returned to Earth earier than planned last month in what was the first-ever medical evacuation of the space station.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Noni juice is a tropical beverage prepared from fresh, ripe noni fruits.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Student reporters at PantherNOW, FIU’s student newspaper, have reported that as space is prioritized for freshmen and parts of University Apartments are prepared for demolition, more upperclassmen are being pushed off campus.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The transfer shell game The problems compound when ICE transfers detainees without notice, a practice attorneys said is a kind of shell game designed to frustrate legal challenges.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Feb. 2026
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The letter campaign was organized by the Indiana Association of the Deaf.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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The project was organized by a group of cryptocurrency investors who raised $300,000 for it and have been using it to hype a memecoin called $PATRIOT.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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