as in expensive
commanding a large price
Seattle is generally credited with transforming coffee from a workaday drink to a trendy and spendy beverage
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Recent Examples of spendy
However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Samsung Forget the spendy flagship smartphone.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Reforming and eventually replacing this spendy program should be at the top of any to do list for a new administration.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The spendy options run from the eponymous Italian dishes of dressed fish to uni taco bites, caviar nachos and prawns a la plancha.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Photograph: Samsung Forget the spendy flagship smartphone.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2025
Reforming and eventually replacing this spendy program should be at the top of any to do list for a new administration.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
The spendy options run from the eponymous Italian dishes of dressed fish to uni taco bites, caviar nachos and prawns a la plancha.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendy
Adjective
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Harley-Davidson hopes the Sprint will attract younger riders who may eventually upgrade to more expensive models.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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But the expensive deal also came days after Paramount canceled the popular Late Show With Stephen Colbert for what the company claimed were financial reasons.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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In addition, the Dodgers would land Castro, a valuable utilityman who can play all over the field and protect them against future injuries.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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The White Sox caught lightning in a bottle with Houser, 32, who used an opt-out clause in his minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers in the middle of May, then signed a one-year, $1.35 million contract with the rebuilding club that turned Garrett Crochet and Erick Fedde into valuable trade chips.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Solar and wind power, once costly alternatives to electricity generated by burning coal or gas, are now roughly 40 to 50 percent cheaper than fossil fuels, the report found.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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“Spendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spendy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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