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Recent Examples of spending money
That leaves plenty of spending money that could be used on a wide receiver.
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Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
That order requires Jones’ leadership committee to stop spending money on his campaign for governor.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Officers were tasked with combating what officials said was a rise in thefts, people spending money obtained by defrauding the state’s unemployment system and quality of life issues like loud music and the smell of marijuana drifting into stores, according to a 2021 Times investigation.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In terms of backing up words with actions, spending money to improve the roster is what matters.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
That order requires Jones’ leadership committee to stop spending money on his campaign for governor.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Officers were tasked with combating what officials said was a rise in thefts, people spending money obtained by defrauding the state’s unemployment system and quality of life issues like loud music and the smell of marijuana drifting into stores, according to a 2021 Times investigation.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In terms of backing up words with actions, spending money to improve the roster is what matters.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending money
Noun
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Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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By law, the maximum contribution directly to a city candidate’s campaign is $1,000, which looks more and more like a petty cash account compared to the unlimited donations PCs can accept.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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