as in planning
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 budgeting
Some have started budgeting to prevent any further cancellations.
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Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 5 May 2026
That gap includes $7 million in commitments the city has made to firefighters, police and public works employees under new labor contracts, as well as $2 million that city officials are budgeting to boost wages for other city employees, Dunning said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
And relying on personal vehicles means budgeting for expenses such as gas (often fluctuating), insurance, and general maintenance.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Because citizens expressed interest in providing funds for prenatal health, prominent political scientists even credit participatory budgeting with lowering infant mortality.
—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Set some long-term financial goals, and consider budgeting in a meaningful trip for later this year.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Combative Mars finds ease in a trine to lucky Jupiter, focusing your 2nd House of Salaries and your 6th House of Effort, which — thankfully — should make budgeting less stressful.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The app uses virtual envelope budgeting to set aside funds and offers both a free and paid experience for $10 per month ($80 per year).
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
These first-quarter reports provide an inside look into how campaigns are faring with donors and budgeting their resources.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026
Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 5 May 2026
That gap includes $7 million in commitments the city has made to firefighters, police and public works employees under new labor contracts, as well as $2 million that city officials are budgeting to boost wages for other city employees, Dunning said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
And relying on personal vehicles means budgeting for expenses such as gas (often fluctuating), insurance, and general maintenance.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Because citizens expressed interest in providing funds for prenatal health, prominent political scientists even credit participatory budgeting with lowering infant mortality.
—Celina Su, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Set some long-term financial goals, and consider budgeting in a meaningful trip for later this year.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
Combative Mars finds ease in a trine to lucky Jupiter, focusing your 2nd House of Salaries and your 6th House of Effort, which — thankfully — should make budgeting less stressful.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The app uses virtual envelope budgeting to set aside funds and offers both a free and paid experience for $10 per month ($80 per year).
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
These first-quarter reports provide an inside look into how campaigns are faring with donors and budgeting their resources.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budgeting
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An hour before Hitchcock's execution, Texas is planning to put James Broadnax to death for the 2008 double murder of two Christian music producers in the Dallas suburb of Garland.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Countries across the Gulf have arrested scores of people during the war, on charges ranging from posting images of wartime damage, to planning terrorist attacks with Iran.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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In practice, though, designing a policy that acts wisely on this difference is all but impossible.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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The interview was recorded before TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported in late April that Qualcomm and MediaTek are jointly designing a custom chip for an OpenAI smartphone, with Luxshare manufacturing it.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Those pitching-only days weren’t a regular occurrence when Ohtani was with the Angels, but now Ohtani is also preparing for what’s expected to be a deep postseason run.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Alegría credited the pair’s experienced producing partners with helping guide them through the most unfamiliar process of preparing for the final cut and getting ready for the marketing, press, distribution conversations with Amazon as well as FilmNation.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Through time-lapse analysis, researchers identified copper as the essential architect of the self-organizing process.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Activists Maria Grazia Demontis [left] and Alberto Sala, photographed inside the archaeological monument Giants’ Tomb of Pascarédda, have worked to stop the construction of wind farms by organizing protests and taking legal actions through their organization Gallura Coordination.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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“Budgeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budgeting. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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