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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
The barracks show the military power Egypt expended to grow and defend its territory during this time.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Washington should husband its resources, expending them as efficiently as possible and convincing Kyiv to avoid large, wasteful offensives.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
While most of these hotels expended their purpose by the time the women’s liberation and Civil Rights movements took hold in the 1960s and ’70s, and were converted into all-gender apartment buildings or demolished, some were still in operation into the 21st century.
—Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
On Low’s side, the Golden State Leadership Fund has been the biggest spender, having expended $399,000 on his candidacy in the primary.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Washington should husband its resources, expending them as efficiently as possible and convincing Kyiv to avoid large, wasteful offensives.
—Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2024
While most of these hotels expended their purpose by the time the women’s liberation and Civil Rights movements took hold in the 1960s and ’70s, and were converted into all-gender apartment buildings or demolished, some were still in operation into the 21st century.
—Scarlett Harris, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
On Low’s side, the Golden State Leadership Fund has been the biggest spender, having expended $399,000 on his candidacy in the primary.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Getting to the top of the hill had taken about an hour on horseback, and, with the exception of a philosopher from U.C.L.A., who spent the ride explaining black holes to a ranch hand, most of the riders had trotted quietly in single file.Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk spent nearly a decade on the story that would become Season 1 of his Netflix drama, but once the series became a smash hit, there were immediate and enthusiastic calls for more.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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In simple terms, your kids are consuming too much junk food.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Healthcare already consumes a larger share of the federal budget than Social Security or defense.Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Kate Middleton and Prince William are paying tribute to teen cancer patient Liz Hatton following her death at the age of 17 on Wednesday, Nov. 27.Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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The company settled out of court in 2021, paying 10 million euros in fines.AFP, Fortune Europe, 28 Nov. 2024
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This approach is exhausting and drains the limited willpower we are meant to conserve.Shane Enete, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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During testing, the charger’s battery was drained to half after just an hour of being plugged into a smartphone, and the phone itself was only powered to around 60 percent battery.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Adding in a microcurrent facial device to your weekly regime could encourage you to stay in rather than running out and exhausting yourself as often.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
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As performed by Yang, Moo Deng is exhausted, fed up with being treated like a creature in a zoo, and no longer willing to be parasocial besties with her fans.Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Okinawa kucha clay absorbs excess oil while Japanese volcanic ash summons and sweeps all that pesky dirt and gunk away.Annie Blackman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
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Russets also absorb some of the moisture of the creamy mixture for a more tender bite.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Expend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expend. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.
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