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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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as in to consume
to make complete use of
settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter
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Recent Examples of expend
Each round costs about $30, and usually about 100 rounds are expended on a target.
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Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Exercise positively impacts sleep by expending energy and making your more tired.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2026
Zelensky said Thursday that Middle Eastern nations expended more than 800 such missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has held in reserve throughout the entire four-year war.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Look at how much energy Green had to expend just to drag them across the finish line.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Exercise positively impacts sleep by expending energy and making your more tired.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Mar. 2026
Zelensky said Thursday that Middle Eastern nations expended more than 800 such missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has held in reserve throughout the entire four-year war.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Look at how much energy Green had to expend just to drag them across the finish line.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expend
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At thirty-three, Chalker was older than most of his classmates, with more experience professionally and abroad, and he was tapped to spend a day with James Pavitt, then the agency’s director of operations.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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After Brooklyn spent two quarters playing mostly clean, the third quarter got loose.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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That translates to many years to replace the 850 consumed by the Iran War.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Amid public concern, federal health authorities have denied any reports of illnesses linked to consuming fish or seafood because of possible contamination.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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And the Panthers feel safe with the rest of their inside linebacker depth to not have to pay a lot of money to retain a backup, particularly with the way Cherelus played in 2025.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The parents had each paid nine hundred dollars; most had found Squire online.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Knueppel nearly recorded his first career triple-double, posting 26 points along with 11 rebounds and eight assists, draining 6 of 10 shots beyond the arc.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Schedule a brief meeting to set fair deadlines so people understand how to support your goals without draining your reserves.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Consideration for a draft would only begin after exhausting troops on the ground with the country's active-duty military personnel, such as full-time professional military, including National Guard and Reserves, and any volunteers or enlistees who join after the war begins.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
25 Mar. 2026
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In addition to exhausting reporters and scrambling the news cycle, episodes like this have fueled speculation that people close to the president are feeding off the chaos.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 Mar. 2026
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Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.—
Paulina Likos,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The roots hold fast to mud and soil, reducing erosion and absorbing the power of storm surge to protect inland areas from flooding.—
Ryan Kellman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expend. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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