as in extravagant
given to spending money freely or foolishly
my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek
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Recent Examples of wasteful
Fleming said such projects infringe on private property rights and federal government subsidies for the technology are wasteful.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
But the district acknowledged in public meetings and in our interviews that all the water leaking and evaporating along the way is wasteful.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Some are convenient but wasteful; others are more efficient and better for plants.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
Aggregate-level metrics such as total annual spend, renewal trends and average discounts allow for an overall understanding of costs but fail to address where wasteful spending occurs.
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Bruce Roffe,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wasteful
ABC News,
27 June 2026
But the district acknowledged in public meetings and in our interviews that all the water leaking and evaporating along the way is wasteful.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Some are convenient but wasteful; others are more efficient and better for plants.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
Aggregate-level metrics such as total annual spend, renewal trends and average discounts allow for an overall understanding of costs but fail to address where wasteful spending occurs.
—
Bruce Roffe,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wasteful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteful
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There is always a suspension of disbelief required in luxury fashion, as designers use the runway to communicate their most extravagant, pie-in-the-sky vision of what clothes could be.
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Davis was known to the world for his extravagant style and lavish Grammy parties.
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Avoid the impulse to label someone as cheap or profligate after one or two dates, AARP advises.
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The measure is clearly a state limit on profligate local governments’ ability to raise taxes.
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Scattered over the top were generous pebbles of queso panela, mild, milky and squeaky like halloumi.
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Getty Images for Shop the Sample Like TJ Maxx and Marshalls, Shop The Sample offers generous discounts on high-end clothing.
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In many states, including Maryland, debtors may exempt substantial assets from bankruptcy, including retirement accounts, spendthrift trusts and substantial equity in real estate (unlimited in Texas).
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The bottom line was that the Trust was not a spendthrift trust under Illinois law.
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In high school, students would read the parable of the prodigal son, portions of the Book of Job, and the story of Adam and Eve.
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The Larry Brown era Brown might have provided the most theatrical era of any prodigal Knicks savior.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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The Most The business owners who get burned in an exit are almost never careless.
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Still, multitasking can lead to careless errors, irritability or burnout, so take it easy.
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Some prominent liberal legal scholars even attempted to defend substantive-due-process rights using originalist and textualist methods.
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In a stark move, liberal Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor directly criticized Thomas' claim in a joint opinion.
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteful. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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