EXPEND Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

expend

verb

ik-ˈspend

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 Some Gulf states have used a significant portion of their interceptor inventories, with estimates suggesting Bahrain may have expended up to 87% of its Patriot missiles, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have used roughly 75% and Qatar has used roughly 40%. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 26 Mar. 2026 With one missile – particularly one outfitted with cluster munitions – Iran can send millions of Israelis into bomb shelters and cause Israel and the US to continue expending a finite supply of costly missile interceptors. —

Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 Each round costs about $30, and usually about 100 rounds are expended on a target. —

Iain Boyd, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 Zelenskyy claimed Thursday that Middle Eastern nations expended over 800 such missiles in just three days — more than Ukraine has held in reserve throughout the entire four-year war. —

Samya Kullab, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expend

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In the courtroom, Alfortish’s face looked gaunt after spending roughly a year in prison, and his hair, thinning now, had gone white.

— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Scott and Peggy Oppenheimer spent over $2,000 for the VIP treatment, which includes unlimited beverages.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026