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disburse, drop, expend, fork (over, out, or up), give, lay out, outlay, pay, shell out
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Was there a lot of time spent in hair and makeup for your gunshot wound and other injuries? — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, "The Bold Type actress Katie Stevens discusses her new horror movie Haunt," 13 Sep. 2019 Tough spent six years reporting his book, which mixes the stories of students who are trying to get into college and stay there, often against great odds, against the data and economics driving admissions. — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, "America’s top colleges are not the engines of social mobility they say they are," 13 Sep. 2019 Her talents were put to use last Tuesday when Evans-Bye spent most of the day aboard a sheriff’s boat operating a 25-pound, $100,000 VideoRay Pro 4 ROV utilized in her geographic information science and mapping classes at Clark Magnet. — Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press, "Clark Magnet teacher, sheriff’s volunteer aids in Conception tragedy recovery efforts," 13 Sep. 2019 The group planned on staying on the bridge until Friday morning, but authorities spent hours rescuing each of the 11 members who were dangling over the side of the bridge. — Michelle Iracheta, Houston Chronicle, "Greenpeace protesters who closed Houston Ship Channel face local, federal charges," 13 Sep. 2019 Of course, the reversal has met push back, as critics say that the rollback will harm the environment and also increase spending on energy. — Breanna Edwards, Essence, "Trump Blames Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs For His Wack Tan: 'I Always Look Orange'," 13 Sep. 2019 The government has only recorded trillion-dollar-plus deficits in one other period, during the four years 2009 through 2012 when spending went up to deal with a deep recession and the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. — Martin Crutsinger, The Denver Post, "US budget deficit for 11 months up $169 billion over 2018," 12 Sep. 2019 But as with traditional sports, competitions are a culmination, the reward for long hours spent training, studying tactics and tendencies on video, and, yes, maintaining healthy habits. — Chris Brodeur, courant.com, "UConn Gaming Club bringing esports revolution to Storrs, the Big East and beyond," 12 Sep. 2019 Auburn fans will surely recognize this name, as Barrett spent his freshman season on the Plains back in 2016 before transferring to Copiah-Lincoln Community College and ultimately landing at Kent State. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "Tiger Buzz: Auburn vs. Kent State TV info, key matchups and players to watch," 14 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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