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
Many brunch recipes call for eggs, which are still hovering on the spendy side.
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Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.
—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
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Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendy
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Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow’s e-mail newsletter turned e-commerce platform, monetized an all-natural life style, promoting raw-goat-milk cleanses and expensive organic cosmetics.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drone dilemma The US excels at building large, expensive weaponry, but most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For communication purposes, phones can be valuable tools for students during the school day, according to Toch.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Our expert take The Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card is an excellent business card with useful benefits, valuable rewards and a generous welcome bonus.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Those industrial-grade ones are both costlier and bulkier than domestic models.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Keeping it clear not only helps your fridge run efficiently but can also lower energy costs and prevent costly repairs down the line.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Spendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spendy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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