1
as in paying
to hand over or use up in payment
I always end up spending too much money at the mall
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2
as in consuming
to make complete use of
the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January
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as in wasting
to use up carelessly
spent all his energy on impractical schemes
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Recent Examples of spending
The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Wall Street is increasingly punishing Big Tech companies for spending on AI without profits to justify it.
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John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Finks enters the position after spending the last four years as the director of safety services in the North Little Rock School District.
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Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2026
And yet your finance team is spending their morning doing detective work on transactions that should have closed themselves.
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Barrett Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
New cardholders earn 100,000 points after spending $5,000 in purchases in the first three months.
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Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
As of late, Sweeney is spending date nights with her boyfriend, Scooter Braun.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe.
—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Wall Street is increasingly punishing Big Tech companies for spending on AI without profits to justify it.
—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Finks enters the position after spending the last four years as the director of safety services in the North Little Rock School District.
—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2026
And yet your finance team is spending their morning doing detective work on transactions that should have closed themselves.
—
Barrett Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
New cardholders earn 100,000 points after spending $5,000 in purchases in the first three months.
—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
As of late, Sweeney is spending date nights with her boyfriend, Scooter Braun.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending
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Not trade unions, which ought to realize licensure reform will ultimately lead to more dues-paying members.
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No other white author of the late 19th century engaged so fully with the Black community, whether in promoting the Fisk Jubilee Singers or paying expenses for a Black student at Yale Law School.
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Certain people should be especially mindful about consuming chocolate chips.
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The report noted that various groups have made a habit of consuming beetles, caterpillars, wasps, mealworms, and dragonflies.
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Official processes for making purchases are bureaucratic and slow, and procurement teams often decide to take matters into their own hands, wasting money in the process.
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China is not wasting any time in getting this plank of the plan off to a robust start, and that matters.
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The Athletics beat the Dodgers 7-1 on Wednesday night, giving the West Sacramento team its only win of the series with the Dodgers, winners of the past two World Series, failing to secure a three-game sweep.
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Another prohibits giving lectures in public parks without city permission.
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The floor sink beneath the 3-comp sink was draining slowly and observed unclean.
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Their variety of runs and rotations are hard for any side to defend against, with the Spaniards slowly draining your physical and mental energy across the course of 90 minutes (or more).
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Shortstop Francisco Lindor backed up and called off the converging outfielders before losing his footing and falling right in front of Tyrone Taylor, who tripped over Lindor while failing to make the catch.
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Amid the inextricable trauma of losing her 18-year-old child, the mother had feared that traditional funeral customs might be handled differently because of the manner in which her daughter died.
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And more than a decade into the LHC era, neither frontier has come close to exhausting its potential.
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That matters because unloading mixed freight can be exhausting work.
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Manucurist formulates its masks with panthenol, a form of vitamin B5, to hydrate and strengthen dry nails over time, reducing breakage.
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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“Spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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