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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house
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as in to consume
to make complete use of
settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter
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Recent Examples of expend
In other words, our military must shift from expending the U.S. Navy’s multi-million dollar missiles to neutralize Houthi low-cost drone attacks.
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Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
The benefits of deadheading include: Production of more blooms: Removing old flowers before the plant expends energy on seed production, redirects that energy into more blooms.
Fresher-looking garden and containers: Most dead flowers and wilting stems are not attractive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Plans for how to spend that money were already in place, and in some instances, the funds were already expended since the programs have been funded for decades without interruption, Beshear said.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2025
Targeting multiple muscle groups expends calories more efficiently.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
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Michael Brown, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
The benefits of deadheading include: Production of more blooms: Removing old flowers before the plant expends energy on seed production, redirects that energy into more blooms.
Fresher-looking garden and containers: Most dead flowers and wilting stems are not attractive.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
Plans for how to spend that money were already in place, and in some instances, the funds were already expended since the programs have been funded for decades without interruption, Beshear said.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2025
Targeting multiple muscle groups expends calories more efficiently.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expend
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He was expected to spend the majority of this season as the third quarterback on the depth chart, behind Rudolph.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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Be mindful outdoors: Take extra precautions when working or spending time outside.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tailgating or consuming alcohol in the festival parking lot is prohibited and will be strictly enforced.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Together, these two foods accounted for nearly one in every seven calories consumed in the average American diet, according to the CDC report.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Arizona school districts spend millions monitoring students online At least 52 Arizona school districts or charter schools have paid for monitoring software in the past five years, according to GovSpend, a company that tracks government spending data.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Policy holders pay different premium amounts depending on flood risk and property value.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Kennedy also helped promote beliefs that many childless adults on Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people, don’t work and thereby drain resources from the program.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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When tethering to a smartphone, the battery is quickly drained and the phone can’t handle as many client devices, especially with data-intensive operations.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The choice is whether to exhaust yourself trying to conduct every note or to lay down a rhythm that enables your entire team to create something extraordinary together.—
Michael Hudson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My mother, exhausted, would simply tell us to go to bed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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That capacity to absorb disruption and adapt under pressure is what keeps individuals functioning during personal crises.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In addition to absorbing Highsmith’s $5.6 million expiring contract, the Nets acquired an unprotected 2032 second-round pick from Miami while sending a 2026 second-round pick, protected from No. 31 to No. 55, to the Heat, per the team.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expend. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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