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Recent Examples of spendy 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 No airbags, anti-lock brakes, shoulder belts, cruise control or air conditioning (likely a spendy option). William Roberson, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for spendy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendy
Adjective
  • Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
  • Each manufacturer has had to write its own version, a slow and expensive process.
    Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Interacting with other Substack writers can lead to valuable cross-promotion opportunities.
    Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Playing multiple sports has taught West valuable lessons for his hockey career.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Similarly, our transit system — the CTA, Pace and Metra — needs an overhaul, but not through costly projects like the $1 billion-per-mile Red Line expansion.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • Incredibly costly, tapestries were a status symbol for the wealthy, notably, the nobility and royalty, and used in their public and private spaces, from dining and gathering rooms to bed chambers.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025

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“Spendy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spendy. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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