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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
Servite must be sure to expend as many offensive players as possible to keep Orange Lutheran’s star sophomore defensive end Marcus Fukatou from getting to Friars quarterback Kale Murphy.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Edevbie, who was the first major party candidate to enter the race back in January, spent the most of any candidate in the most recent quarter, expending close to $89,500.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Funding for the trail extension must be expended by June 30, 2027, said Mayor Steve Kronmiller.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Gillmor disagreed with Jain’s characterization of the money being expended on the logo and slogan.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Edevbie, who was the first major party candidate to enter the race back in January, spent the most of any candidate in the most recent quarter, expending close to $89,500.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Funding for the trail extension must be expended by June 30, 2027, said Mayor Steve Kronmiller.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
Gillmor disagreed with Jain’s characterization of the money being expended on the logo and slogan.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expend
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Han says the funds raised through the Hong Kong listing will help the robotaxi firm continue to spend on R&D and deployment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carter tells Rolling Stone the band approached him about joining the upcoming lineup in late September and have spent the time since working through booking and logistics.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Researchers pondered what the gargantuan black hole consumed to release such a powerful flare.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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Adding another big contract would have been prohibitive ahead of an offseason where the Ravens will want to pay center Tyler Linderbaum, nose tackle Travis Jones, tight end Isaiah Likely and several others.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday, supervisors also unanimously passed a measure calling on the federal government to immediately start paying SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, voters now are expressing concerns that high prices for groceries, electricity bills and housing are draining their bank accounts.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team concentrated on stars that had recently entered the post-main sequence phase, having exhausted their hydrogen, and identified just 130 planets and planet candidates orbiting nearby – 33 of which had not been detected before.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite these real dangers, our law enforcement shows incredible restraint in exhausting all options before force is escalated.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recent tariff pressures have presented headwinds and impacted margins, but Reformation has opted to absorb most costs rather than pass that on to the customer, Borenstein said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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So far, Pinal County farmers have absorbed all the losses as the river went into shortage.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expend. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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