as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the vacationers carefully budgeted how they would spend their limited time in Italy
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Recent Examples of budgeted
The state budgeted $975,000 in 2025 for the effort, which covers the costs of the equipment and coaches who help teachers analyze the data recorded inside those small purple vests.
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Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said Metra budgeted about $6 million for those purposes this year.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In total, the project is budgeted for more than $40 billion across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
The city has budgeted $400,000 for the project, though a contractor’s estimate came in lower.
—Noah Daly
april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Intel will spend more than originally budgeted on new production equipment, according to Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The group had originally budgeted $3,000 to $4,000 for the road trip.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Its dilapidated state and lack of funding — just $25,000 was budgeted for programming by the city last year — prevents the facility from offering a full slate of services for residents.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The city has budgeted $17 million to demolish and renovate Wahconah Park, with a new grandstand capacity of 1,100 fans.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said Metra budgeted about $6 million for those purposes this year.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In total, the project is budgeted for more than $40 billion across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Apr. 2026
The city has budgeted $400,000 for the project, though a contractor’s estimate came in lower.
—Noah Daly
april 24, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Intel will spend more than originally budgeted on new production equipment, according to Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The group had originally budgeted $3,000 to $4,000 for the road trip.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Its dilapidated state and lack of funding — just $25,000 was budgeted for programming by the city last year — prevents the facility from offering a full slate of services for residents.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The city has budgeted $17 million to demolish and renovate Wahconah Park, with a new grandstand capacity of 1,100 fans.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeted
Verb
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The event is happening after it was initially planned for 2025 but was postponed.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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The day Riley spoke at Kaseya Center, Rozier was back in court, learning of superseding federal sports bribery and honest-services wire-fraud charges being planned.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Don’t leave without ordering the bread pudding for dessert, which is prepared in a deep fryer and is the perfect consistency.—
Anna Katherine Clemmons,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Originally designed as a response to the Black Lives Matter protests and a call to keep armed police officers out of the Metro system, the agency deployed roughly three hundred ambassadors to stations and transit vehicles in the city’s core.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Dodgers dropped outfielder Kyle Tucker to sixth in the lineup Friday, in a batting order Roberts said was designed to combat Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Yet, amid all this anthropological interest in male behavior, a world beloved by men that is organized around the legacy of kings and a single precious metal has been hiding in plain sight, like a white Wakanda.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This bowler bag has a wide interior that easily fits all of the essentials, and an interior zip pocket to help keep your things organized.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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“Budgeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgeted. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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