as in spendthrift
someone who spends money freely or foolishly
the elderly woman refused to leave any money to the family's most notorious squanderer
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To be a valid spendthrift trust in Illinois, three factors must be met.
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The split screen of Bezos and his spendthrift wife, Lauren Sánchez, frolicking everywhere — including Paris Fashion Week — while the tech mogul defiles the crown jewel nurtured by Ben Bradlee and Kay Graham is sickening.
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Delery ruminates on her wastrel youth.
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He was raised on Chicago’s North Side by a wastrel father and a mother who struggled to put food on their table.
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Twenty-six James Bond films (the 25 Eon joints, plus the prodigal Never Say Never Again) are coming to Netflix this month.
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Secrets are revealed, prodigals return, intolerances surface and family bonds are tested.
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The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.
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With the four big AI spenders forecasting as much as $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, and even more expected in 2027, the outlays are sucking up a larger proportion of free cash flow and prompting them to take on more debt.
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Fulton County was the highest spender in Georgia, followed by Peach County, Franklin County, and Chattahoochee County.
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“Squanderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squanderer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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